3.1 8th Atoms, bonding, and the periodic table

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What are valence electrons?

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Electrons found in the outermost shell of an atom.

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What is the GREEN section (staircase) in the periodic table?

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Metalloids.

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What is located in the nucleus of an atom?

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Protons and neutrons.

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How many different types of atoms make up an element?

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1.

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What is a one or two letter abbreviation for an element called?

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Chemical symbol.

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What are protons?

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Positively charged particles found in the nucleus of an atom.

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What are neutrons?

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Neutral particles found in the nucleus of an atom.

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What are electrons?

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Negatively charged particles that orbit the nucleus of an atom.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

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What is an atom?

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The smallest unit of an element that retains the properties of that element.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

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What is the atomic number?

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The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom.