Periodic Table

the basic structural unit of matter

• atom

• matter

• element

• nucleus

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the positively charged subatomic particle contained in the nucleus of an atom

• proton

• neutron

• electron

• matter

a subatomic particle, contained in the nucleus of an atom, having the same mass as a proton but no electrical charge

• proton

• neutron

• electron

• matter

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

• proton

• neutron

• electron

• matter

one or two letters that represent the name of an element

• element name

• element symbol

• atomic number

• atomic mass

a unique number for each element that equals the number of protons in an atom of that element

• element name

• element symbol

• atomic number

• atomic mass

the mass of an atom, calculated by adding the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of the atom

• element name

• element symbol

• atomic number

• atomic mass

a grouping of elements based on similar properties, arranged by columns in the periodic table; also known as a group

• family

• period

• row

• isotope

a row on the Periodic Table of Elements

• family

• period

• row

• isotope

one of several forms of a single element, which contains the same number of protons, but different numbers of neutrons

• isotope

• ion

• orbital

• nucleus