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10/06/2011

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Subatomic particles
Definition
The three kinds of particles that make up atoms: protons, neutrons, and electrons.
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Nucleus
Definition
The very small, very dense, positively charged center of an atom containing protons and neutrons, as well as other subatomic particles.
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Protons
Definition
A subatomic particle having a mass of 1.0073 amu and a charge of +1, found in thew nuclei of atoms.
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Neurons
Definition
A neutral subatomic particle having a mass of 1.0087 amu
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Electrons
Definition
A subatomic particle having a mass of 0.00054858 amu and a charge of 1-.
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Ions
Definition
An atom or a group of bonded atoms has a positive or negative change
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Isotopes
Definition
atoms of the same element with different masses
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Mass number
Definition
The sum of the numbers of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an isotope
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Atomic number
Definition
Total number of protons in the nucleus of each atom of element
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Nuclear symbol
Definition
consists of three parts: the symbol of the element, the atomic number of the element and the mass number of the specific isotope
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Hyphen notation
Definition
name of the element, then hyphen, then the mass number written after the element.
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Average atomic mass
Definition
The weighted average of the atomic masses of the naturally occurring isotopes of an element.
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