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asp 1-B THE STRUCTURE OF MATTER

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WORDS TO KNOW
DEFINITIONS
Atomic mass   The average mass of the naturally occurring isotopes in the sample of an element  
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Atomic mass unit   A unit equal to 1/12 the mass of a carbon-12 atom  
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Atomic number   The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom  
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Cathode-ray tube   Two metal electrodes in an evacuated glass tube  
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Coulombs   The unit for measuring electric charge  
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Electrons   Negatively charged particles that have very little mass but take up most of the space in an atom; found orbiting outside the nucleus of the atom  
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Energy level   Any of the various levels in the shell model of the atom where electrons are found  
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Isotopes   Atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons  
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Mass number   The total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom  
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Molecular mass   The sum of the atomic masses of the atoms in a molecule  
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Neutrons   Particles that have no charge and have a slightly greater mass than a proton; located inside the nucleus  
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Protons   Positively charged particles that have more than 1800 times the mass of an electron, but take up very little of the volume of the atom; located inside the nucleus  
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Valence electrons   The electrons in the highest energy level in the shell model of an atom  
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