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Atoms and the Periodic Table

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atom   the smallest particle into which an element can be divided and still be the same element  
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electron   negatively charged particles  
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nucleus   a small, dense center that has a positive charge and is surrounded be moving electrons  
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proton   positively charged particles in the nusleus  
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nuetron   uncharged particles in the nucleus  
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electron cloud   the area around the nucleus in which the particles move  
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atomic number   the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom  
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mass number   the total number of protons and neutrons in an atoms nucleus  
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periodic table   Dmitri Mendeleev's arrangement of the elements  
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chemical symbol   an abbreviation for the elements name  
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average atomic mass   the weighted average of the masses of all the naturally occurring isotopes of that element  
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metal   elements that are shiny and conduct heat and electricity well  
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nonmetal   poor conductors of heat and electricity  
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metalloid   elements that have some properties of metals and some properties of nonmetals  
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group   each vertical column on the periodic table  
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period   each horizontal row of elements of the periodic table  
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