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Atoms
Atoms, The structure
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9th Grade
10/25/2012

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Nucleus
Definition
The dense, positively charged mass located in the center of an atom
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Proton
Definition
a positively charged subatomic particle that is found in the nucleus of an atom
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Electron
Definition
a negatively charged subatomic particle that is found in the space outside the nucleus of an atom
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Neutron
Definition
A neutral subatomic particle that is found in the nucleus of an atom
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Atomos
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Atomic Number
Definition
A unique number for each element that equals the number of protons in an atom of that element
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Mass number
Definition
The sum of the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom
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Isotopes
Definition
Atoms of a given element that have different numbers of neutrons and different mass numbers.
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Energy Level
Definition
The possible energies that electrons in an atom can have
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Electron Cloud
Definition
A visual model of the most likely locations fro the electrons in an atom.
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Orbital
Definition
A region of space around the nucleus where an electron is likely to be found.
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Electron configuration
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The arrangement of electrons in the orbitals of an atom
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Ground State
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A state in which all the electrons in an atom have the lowest possible energies
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