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Electrons in Atoms
chemistry vocab
Question | Answer |
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the smallest particle of an element that retains all the properties of that element | atom |
number of protons but different number of neutrons | isotope |
the processin which some substances spontaneously emit radation | radioactivity |
the shortest distance between equivalent points on a continuous wave | wavelength |
the number of waves that pass a given point per second | frequency |
the height of a wave from the origin to a crest | amplitude |
the minimum amount of energy that can be gained or lost by an atom | quantum |
a particle of electromagnetic radation with no mass that carries a quantum of energy | photon |
a neutral subatomic particle in an atom's nuclues that has a mass nearly equal to that of a proton | neutron |