Review: Chapter 16 Vocabulary

The basic unit of all matter

• Nucleus

• Neutron

• Atom

• Proton

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Positively charged sub-atomic particles found in the nucleus of an atom

• Nucleus

• Neutron

• Atom

• Proton

The center of an atom that contains the neutrons and protons

• Nucleus

• Neutron

• Atom

• Proton

Sub-atomic particle with no charge found in the nucleus

• Nucleus

• Neutron

• Atom

• Proton

A subatomic particle that has a negative charge

• Quark

• Electron Cloud

• Electron

• Atomic Number

Particles of matter that make up protons and neutrons

• Quark

• Electron Cloud

• Electron

• Atomic Number

A region around the nucleus of an atom where electrons are likely to be found

• Quark

• Electron Cloud

• Electron

• Atomic Number

The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom

• Quark

• Electron Cloud

• Electron

• Atomic Number

The sum of the number of neutrons and protons in an atomic nucleus

• Solution

• Average Atomic Mass

• Isotope

• Mass Number

Atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons

• Solution

• Average Atomic Mass

• Isotope

• Mass Number