🧠Atoms and the periodic table

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What determines the order of elements on today's periodic table?

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Increasing atomic number.

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Each column in the periodic table is called a _________.

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Group.

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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 do you find the number of neutrons?

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Mass number - Atomic number.

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What does the 6 represent in the periodic table?

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Atomic number.

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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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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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What is the atomic number?

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The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom.