Fast and the Curios Category 1

Proton

• A particle in the nucleus of an atom that has a positive charge

• a negatively charged subatomic particle that moves around the nucleus of an atom

• A particle in the nucleus of an atom that has no electric charge

• the tendency of an atom to attract electrons to itself

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Valence electron

• A particle in the nucleus of an atom that has a positive charge

• a negatively charged subatomic particle that moves around the nucleus of an atom

• A particle in the nucleus of an atom that has no electric charge

• an electron in the outer shell of an atom that can combine with other atoms to form chemical bonds

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Neutron

• A particle in the nucleus of an atom that has a positive charge

• a negatively charged subatomic particle that moves around the nucleus of an atom

• A particle in the nucleus of an atom that has no electric charge

• the tendency of an atom to attract electrons to itself

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Electron

• A particle in the nucleus of an atom that has a positive charge

• a negatively charged subatomic particle that moves around the nucleus of an atom

• A particle in the nucleus of an atom that has no electric charge

• the tendency of an atom to attract electrons to itself

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Electron cloud

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

• a pure substance, made of atoms, that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by physical or chemical means

• law that states matter cannot be created or destroyed in closed systems

• the part of an atom that contains the subatomic particles that contribute to the atomic mass

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nucleus

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

• a pure substance, made of atoms, that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by physical or chemical means

• law that states matter cannot be created or destroyed in closed systems

• the part of an atom that contains the subatomic particles that contribute to the atomic mass

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element

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

• a pure substance, made of atoms, that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by physical or chemical means

• law that states matter cannot be created or destroyed in closed systems

• the part of an atom that contains the subatomic particles that contribute to the atomic mass

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Law of conservation of mass

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

• a pure substance, made of atoms, that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by physical or chemical means

• law that states matter cannot be created or destroyed in closed systems

• the part of an atom that contains the subatomic particles that contribute to the atomic mass

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Atom

• the smallest particle of an element that has all the properties of that element

• the average mass of one atom of an element

• positively charged particle located in the nucleus of an atom

• the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom

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Atomic mass

• the smallest particle of an element that has all the properties of that element

• the average mass of one atom of an element

• positively charged particle located in the nucleus of an atom

• the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom

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