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Atomic Vocabulary
Science Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| neutron | a neutral charged particle inside the nucleus |
| proton | a positive charged particle inside the nucleus |
| electron | a negativite charged particle outside the nucleus and in the electron cloud |
| atomic mass | the total mass of protons and neutrons in an atom |
| nucleus | center of an atom where all mass is located |
| electron cloud | area around nucleus and where electrons are more in likely to be found |
| atomic number | the number of protons found in the nucleus of of an atom and sometimes is a decimal |
| mass number | total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus |