Terms to Learn #4 ATOMS

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What is the particle in the nucleus of an atom with no charge called?

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Neutron

Front

What are characteristics of matter that can be observed with your senses called?

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Physical Property

Front

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

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Electron

Front

What is the center of the atom that contains protons and neutrons and has a positive charge called?

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Nucleus

Front

What is the number in each box of the periodic table that represents the number of protons in the nucleus of each atom called?

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Atomic Number

Front

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

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Atom

Front

What is a substance made of only one type of atom called?

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Element

Front

What is the table that organizes all known elements by their atomic number called?

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Periodic Table

Front

What is the positively charged particle found in the nucleus of an atom called?

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Proton

Front

What is the term for the different forms of the same element that have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons?

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Isotope