Atomic Structure

Subatomic particles with a negative charge

• Electrons

• Neutrons

• Protons

• Quarks

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Subatomic particles with a positive charge

• neutrons
• atomic mass
• protons
• isotopes

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Subatomic particles that are neutral in charge

• Neutrons
• Protons
• Nucleus 
• Electrons

The smallest particle of an element that shows all the properties of that element.

• Subatomic Particles
• Atom
• Quarks
• Gluons

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Where electrons are likely to be found as they travel around the nucleus

• Nucleus
• Electron Cloud
• Within a Proton
• Within a Neutron

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A tiny but very dense, positively charged portion of the atom that holds most of the atomic mass

• Electron Shells
• Orbitals
• Electron Cloud
• Nucleus

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The nucleus of an atom is made of

• electrons and protons
• electrons and neutrons
• protons and neutrons
• empty space

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Outside the nucleus of an atom are these

• protons
• neutrons
• quarks
• electrons

Which part of the diagram represents the proton?

• a

• b

• c

• d

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How much does a proton weigh?

• 1 AMU

• 3 AMU

• 2 AMU

• 4 AMU