Periodic Table

Front

What does the 6 represent in the periodic table?

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Atomic number

Front

What is a collection of atoms of one type that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by ordinary chemical or physical means?

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Element

Front

What is a negatively charged subatomic particle that orbits the nucleus of an atom?

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Electron

Front

What does 12.011 represent in the periodic table?

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Atomic mass

Front

How is the mass of an atom calculated?

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By adding the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of the atom.

Front

What is the smallest unit of an element that retains the properties of that element?

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Atom

Front

What is the center of an atom called?

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Nucleus

Front

What are positively charged subatomic particles found in the nucleus of an atom?

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Protons

Front

What is the term for the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom?

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Atomic number

Front

What is the term for the average mass of an element's isotopes?

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Atomic mass