Vocabulary Part 1

Front

Energy stored in the bonds of chemical compounds.

Back

Chemical Energy

Front

Any substance that has mass and takes up space by having volume.

Back

Matter

Front

Basic building blocks of all matter.

Back

Atom

Front

Positively charged subatomic particle, located in the nucleus, the number of these determines the element.

Back

Proton

Front

Charge comes in two varieties: positive and negative. Positive charge is a property of protons and negative charge is a property of electrons.

Back

Charge

Front

Neutral charged subatomic particle of an atom located in the nucleus of an atom.

Back

Neutrons

Front

Negatively charged subatomic particles located on the outside of the nucleus forming the electron cloud.

Back

Electrons

Front

Atoms that have a different number of neutrons, leading to the atomic mass being an average of all isotopes.

Back

Isotope

Front

Region of space around an atom’s nucleus where electrons are likely to be found.

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Electron Cloud

Front

Fixed distances from the nucleus of an atom where electrons may be found.

Back

Orbit, Energy Level, Energy Shell