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Atom refers to-

• the smallest particle of an element; made of electrons, protons, and neutrons

• the subatomic particle

• the area surrounding the nucleus of an atom where the electrons are found

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The tiny, very dense, positively charged region in the center of an atom; made up of protons and neutrons.

• Proton

• Neutron

• Nucleus

• Atom

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A positively charged subatomic particles of the nucleus of an atom that contributes to the mass of the atom.

• Neutron

• Proton

• Electron

• Nucleus

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A neutrally charged subatomic particle located in the nucleus of an atom; contributes to the mass of the atom.

• Electron

• Proton

• Neutron

• Nucleus

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A negatively charged subatomic particle that orbits the atomic nucleus.

• Electron

• Proton

• Neutron

• Quark

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Quark refers to--

• The area surrounding the nucleus of an atom where the electrons are found

• an element

• the smallest particle of an element; made of electrons, protons, and neutrons

• subatomic particle

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The area surrounding the nucleus of an atom where the electrons are found.

• Mass Number

• Atomic Number

• Electron Cloud

• Mass Number

Atomic Number refers to-

• The number of electrons in the nucleus of one atom of an element.

• The number of protons in the nucleus of one atom of an element.

• The number of neutrons in the nucleus of one atom of an element.

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Mass Number (Atomic Mass) refers to--

• The mass of an atom, appropriately equal to the number of protons and neutrons in the atom

• The number of protons in the nucleus of one atom of an element.

• The weighted average mass of an element based on the abundances of the naturally occurring isotopes of that element.

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Periodic Table refers to--

• A table in which all the known elements are arranged by properties and are represented by one or two letters, referred to as chemical symbols.

• A notation that depicts valence electrons as dots around the atomic symbol of the elements;

• The model that was defined by Niels Bohr in 1913 and shows the negatively charged electrons of the atom traveling around the positively charged nucleus in discrete circular orbits, much like the structure of the solar system.

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