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Atom Unit
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8th Grade
12/04/2006

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atom
Definition
the smallest particle of matter; too small to see
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proton
Definition
positively charged particle; in the nucleus or the center of the atom
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neutron
Definition
uncharged particle; in the nucleus or the center of the atom
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electron
Definition
negatively charged particle; moves around the nucleus of the atom
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positive
Definition
having a positive charge
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negative
Definition
negatively charged unit
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negligible
Definition
not positive or negative
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atomic mass unit
Definition
a unit of mass
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charge
Definition
negative or positive electric charge
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mass
Definition
amount of matter in an object
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neutral
Definition
neither positively or negatively charged
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atomic number
Definition
-number of protons in the nucleus
-same for each atom of an element
-number at the top of the square in the periodic table
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atomic mass
Definition
-average mass of all the element's isotopes
-number at the bottom of the square in the periodic table
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isotope
Definition
atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons
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periodic table
Definition
-table of elements
-created by Mendeleev in 1869
-arranged into groups and periods
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group (of elements)
Definition
-vertical columns of elements on the periodic table
-share similar properties
-read from top to bottom
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period (of elements)
Definition
-horizontal rows on the periodic table
-increas by one proton and one electron
-read from left to right
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