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Atomic STructure

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proton   positive subatomic particle; mass 1= amu; location nucleus  
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neutron   neutral subatomic particle; mass = 1 amu; location nucleus  
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electron   negative subatomic particle; mass = 0 amu; location in the cloud  
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Atomic Number   identifies element; number of protons in nucleus  
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Mass Number   mass of nucleus of an isotope; always a whole number; protons + neutrons  
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Atomic Mass   weighted average of naturally occurring isotopes; decimal value on periodic table  
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isotopes   atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons  
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ions   charged atoms - too many or too few electrons  
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anion   a negative ion; extra electrons  
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cation   a positive ion; too few electrons  
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ground state   electrons in lowest energy state possible; on periodic table  
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excited state   electron that has absorbed energy and jumped to higher level  
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bright line spectrum   colored lines produced when excited state electrons emit energy as light to fall back to ground stated  
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gold foil experiment   proof that atoms are mostly empty space with a dense positive nucleus  
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electron configuration   how/ where electrons are likely to be found around a nucleus  
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wave mechanical model   electrons are in a cloud around nucleus with different amounts of energy  
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Bohr model   electrons orbit nucleus in specific paths  
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orbital   region of space where an electron might be found  
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