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1 Atom   Smallest particle into which an element can be divided and still have properties of that element  
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2 element   substances that are building blocks of all matter  
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3 nucleus   substances that are building blocks of all matter  
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4 electron shell   region around the nucleus where an electron may be found  
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5 proton   positively charged particle  
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6 neutron   particle with a neutral charge  
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7 electron   negatively charged particle found in the electron cloud  
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8 Atomic number   number of protons in the nucleus of one atom  
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9 atomic mass   average mass of one atom  
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10 valence electron   elements with a shiny surface  
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11 Metal   elements with a shiny surface  
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12 Nonmetal   elements solid usually gas or brittle solid at room temp.  
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13 metalloid   elements that have characteristics of a metal and non meta  
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14 group   a family of elements in the periodic table that have similar physical/chemical properties  
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15 period   a row in the periodic table arranged by atomic number  
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16 element   substance that cant be broken down into simpler particles  
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17 transition elements   elements in groups 3-12 in the periodic table  
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18 representative elements   elements in groups 1 and 2 and 13-18 in the p.t.  
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19 ion   atom or molecule that has an overall electric charge  
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20 isotope   atoms of the same element that have different number of nuetrons  
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