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Atoms
All about atoms and their contents (Grades 6-8)
7
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Not Applicable
01/06/2011

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What are the three parts of and atom?
Definition
The three parts of an atom are neutron, proton, and electron.
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What is an Electron?
Definition
The part of the atom that is on the furthermost part, or the rings, with a negative charge.
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What is a proton?
Definition
A positively charged part of the atom that makes up about half of the nucleus.
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What is a neutron?
Definition
A part of the atom that has no charge making up about half of the nucleus. NEUtron NEUtral
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What is a quark?
Definition
1/2 of a proton/ or neutron, one of the smallest particle there is.
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What element has 2 hydrogen atoms for every one oxygen atom?
Definition
H2O, or water.
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Why is Hydrogen smaller than Oxygen when shown as an element (h2o/ water0
Definition
It is because oxygen needs more shells because it has more electrons, where as Hydrogen only has 1 shell for 1 electron.
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