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Atomic Structure (Chem Per. 4 at THS)

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atom   The smallest particle of matter that still has the properties of the element  
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proton   Positively charged subatomic particle  
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electron   Negatively charged subatomic particle, 1/2000 times less massive than a proton  
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neutron   Neutral subatomic particle, about the same size as a proton  
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nucleus   The small, dense, positively charged central core of an atom  
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Law of Conservation of Matter   Matter is neither created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction  
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atomic number   The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom  
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mass number   The sum of the protons and the neutrons in the nucleus of an atom  
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isotope   Atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons  
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electromagnetic spectrum   The whole range of electromagnetic radiation, from radio waves to gamma rays  
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wavelength   The distance between two corresponding points on consecutive waves  
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frequency   The number of waves that go by in a second  
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emission spectrum   The spectrum of light released from excited atoms of an element  
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energy levels   Regions of space in which electrons can move around the nucleus of an atom and are most likely to be found  
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valence electron   The electrons in the outermost energy level of an atom  
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