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Grade 9 : The atom
the atom
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| atom | smallest piece of an element |
| pure substance | made of one type of matter element, compound |
| mixture | made of different types of matter heterogeneous mix- 2 phases seen solution- one phase seen |
| element | made of 1 type of atom can be atoms or molecules |
| compound | 2 or more elements chemically combined |
| nucleus | center of atom, contains protons and neutrons |
| orbit/shell | where electrons are carried in an atom |
| electron | negative subatomic particle |
| proton | positive subatomic particle |
| neutron | subatomic particle with no charge |