Elements, Compounds, Mixtures

Material that has mass and takes up some amount of space.

• Matter

• Atom

• Subatomic particle

• neutron

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The smallest unit of matter.

• nucleus

• proton

• atom

• matter

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The center of the atom.

Has protons + neutrons.

• neutron

• nucleus

• electron

• atom

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Has a positive charge.

Found in the nucleus.

• neutron

• electron

• nucleus

• proton

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Has no charge ( neutral ).

Found in the nucleus.

• proton

• neutron

• electron

• nucleus

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Has a negative charge.

Found OUTSIDE of the nucleus.

• proton

• neutron

• electron

• nucleus

A pure substance that is made from a single type of atom. The building blocks for all the rest of the matter in the world.

Examples include iron, oxygen, hydrogen, gold, and helium.

• matter

• atom

• particle

• element

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Particle that makes up an atom.

There are 3: Protons, neutrons, and electrons.

• atom

• subatomic particle

• element

• atomic mass

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

This tells you the size of an atom. Add together protons and neutrons.

Protons + Neutrons

• element

• atom

• proton

• atomic mass

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

A combination of many different elements, physically combined.

• element

• compound

• mixture