Vocab Check #21

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Element

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substance with identical atoms

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Atom

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Smallest particle of an element that retains its properties.

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Nucleus

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Small, positively charged center of the atom.

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Particles in the nucleus with a charge of 1+

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Proton

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Protons and neutrons are made of smaller particles called...

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quark

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Area around an atom's nucleus where electrons are likely found

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electron cloud

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Amount of matter in an object

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mass

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Protons in an atom's nucleus equal its:

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atomic number

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Isotope

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Atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons.

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Mass number

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Sum of protons and neutrons in an atom's nucleus.