Atomic Structure and Bonding

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

Value representing the number of protons in an element

• Atomic Mass
• Mass Number
• Valence Electrons
• Atomic Number

Subatomic particles that are neutral in charge

• Neutrons
• Protons
• Nucleus 
• Electrons

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 smallest particle of an element.

• Element

• Molecule

• Atom

What is one way Neutrons are different from electrons?

• they both are negative

• neutrons have no charge, while electrons have a negative charge

• Both are in the nucleus( center of atom)

• Electrons are inside nucleus and neutrons are outside the nucleus.

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What is the atomic number?

• 35

• 18

• 17

• 52

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How many protons and electrons does this element have?

• 35

• 18

• 17

• 52

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How many neutrons does calcium have?

• 20

• 40

• 60

• 0

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