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A dense, positively charged mass located in the center of an atom. |
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A positively charged subatomic particle that is found in the nucleus of an atom. |
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A neutral subatomic particle that is found in the nucleus of an atom. |
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This is equal to the number of protons in that element. |
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This is equal to the sum of the protons and the neutrons in the nucleus of the atom. |
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Atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons and different mass numbers. |
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The possible energies that electrons in an atom can have. |
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A visual model of the most likely locations for electrons in an atom. |
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A region of space around the nucleus where an electron is likely to be found. |
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The arrangement of electrons in the orbitals of an atom. |
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When all the electrons in an atom have the lowest possible energies. |
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