Lesson 3 "Building Blocks of Creation" Vocab

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

• atom

• compound

• electron

• synthetic elements

94 elements that can be found in nature and were made by God

• naturally occurring elements

• atom

• compound

• electron

25 elements that are man-made

• synthetic elements

• nucleus

• neutron

• atomic number

contains at least two different elements combined

• compound

• electron

• synthetic elements

• nucleus

positively charged particles

• protons

• electrons

• neutrons

• nucleus

negatively charged particles

• electrons

• protons

• neutrons

• nucleus

the number of protons an atom has

• atomic number

• nucleus

• alchemists

• mass

neutrally charged particles

• neutron

• electron

• proton

• nucleus

the center of an atom that contains the protons and neutrons

• nucleus

• atomic number

• neutron

• compound

people who mixed things together to make new things

• alchemists

• protons

• neutrons

• physicists