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| The smallest piece of any element, a smooth soild sphere without an electrical charge. |
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| a negativly charged particle that orbits the nucleus of an atom |
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| the central part on an atom that contains most of the mass |
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| a positively charged particle found in the nucleus of an atom |
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| one of the parts that make up the atom; includes electrons,protons, and neutrons |
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| a specific "allowed" orbit in which electrons circle the nuceuls |
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| The average of protons in the nucleus of an atom, used to identify the element |
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| An atom that has fewer electrons that has a positive charge |
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| The charge of an ion, can be positive or negative |
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| The average mass of all naturally occurring isotops of an electron |
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| A particle found in the nucleus of an atom;it has no charge. |
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| The pattern of light that an element gives off when its atoms absorb electrical or heat energy and re-emit that energy as light; each element will give off a very specific combination of wavelengths,or colours, of light. |
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| the total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom |
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| an atom that has more electrons than protons; the ion has a negative charge |
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| a diagram used to help us visualize the arrangement of electrons in an atom |
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| a compound that forms when a metal atoms react with non metal atoms |
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| the process of transferring electrons between metals and non metals to create an ionic bond |
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| the bond between metal and non metal ions |
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| two or more atoms joined together by chemical bonds |
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