periodic table

the basic structural unit of matter

• atom

• matter

• element

• nucleus

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the positively charged subatomic particle contained in the nucleus of an atom

• proton

• neutron

• electron

• matter

a unique number for each element that equals the number of protons in an atom of that element

• element name

• element symbol

• atomic number

• atomic mass

the mass of an atom, calculated by adding the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of the atom

• element name

• element symbol

• atomic number

• atomic mass

a row on the Periodic Table of Elements

• family

• period

• row

• isotope

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an atom or group of atoms that has gained or lost one or more electrons and is now either positively or negatively charged

• isotope

• ion

• orbital

• nucleus

The vertical (up and down) columns in the Periodic Table are called

• groups

• towers

• periods

• atomic numbers

Sodium (Na) is found in period 

• 3
• 2
• 4
• 1

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Sodium (Na) is found in group 

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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What does the atomic mass tell you? 

• Basically,the number of electrons and protons
• The number of neutrons
• Basically, the number of protons and neutrons
• The number of protons.