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7-2:1 Atoms
Intro to Atoms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| atom | the basic particle from which all elements are made |
| electron | a negatively charged particle that is found on the outside of the nucleus of an atom |
| nucleus | the central core of an atom |
| proton | a positively charged particle that is part of an atom's nucleus |
| neutron | a small particle in the nucleus of an atom with no electrical charge |
| atomic number | the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom |
| mass number | the sum of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom |
| atomic mass | the average mass of all the isotopes of an element |
| periodic table | a chart of the elements showing the repeated patterns of their properties |
| chemical symbol | a one or two letter representation of an element |
| Dmitri Mendeleev | a Russian scientist who discovered a set of patterns that applied to all of the elements in 1869 |
| isotope | an atom with the same number of protons and a different number of neutrons from other atoms of the same element |