8th Science Vocab #2

the smallest particle of an element that still has the properties of that element

• element

• atom

• compound

• molecule

the positively-charged particle located in the atom’s nucleus, (has mass)

• electron

• neutron

• proton

• newton

the negatively-charged particle orbiting the nucleus of the atom making up the electron cloud (almost no mass)

• electron

• proton

• newton

• neutron

the neutral (no charge) particle located in the atom’s nucleus, (has mass)

• proton

• neutron

• electron

• newton

a form of matter made up of only one kind of atom

• compound

• element

• mixture

• solution

a substance produced when elements combine and whose properties are different from each of the elements in it

• solution

• suspension

• mixture

• compound

a combination of elements and/or compounds that has not formed a new substance and whose proportions can be changed without changing the mixture’s identity

• compound

• mixture

• atom

• pure substance

the smallest particle of a substance that retains the chemical and physical properties of the substance

• molecule

• element

• proton

• neutron

matter that has the same properties and composition throughout

• mixture

• pure substance

• colloid

• suspension

number of protons in the nucleus of each atom of a given element

• atomic mass

• atomic number

• weight

• gravity