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21 Cards in this Set
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the smallest particle of an element
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atom
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negitave charged particles
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electron
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the center of a positive charge
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nucleus
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positive charged particle
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proton
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the specific amount of energy an electron has
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energy level
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a netural particle
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neutron
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the # of protons in the necules of an atom in an element
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atomic number
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atoms w/ the same # of protons & a diffrent # of neutrons
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isotopes
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the # an isotope is identified by
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mass number
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the average mass of all the isotopes in an element
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atomic mass
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list of all the emlements from each period
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periodic table
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horizontal rows on the periodic table
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periods
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18 vertical colums on the periodic table
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groups
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stands for the element below the atomic number
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chemical symbol
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a state of matter that consists of a gas-like mixture of free electrons & nuclei of atoms that have been striped of electrons
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plasma
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process in which 2 atomic nuclei combine, forming a larger nucleus
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nuclear fusion
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why did the atomic theory change over time?
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people learned more about atoms
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what was Bohr's theory about atoms?
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he thought atoms were uncuttable
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what is the diffrence between the modern atoms, and Bohr's atom?
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we have better techonology to make the atoms more accurate
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what are the 3 main particles of a modern atom model??
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proton
neutron electron |
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what is an atmomic # and how is it used?
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it tells the # of protons in an atom to find its positive charge
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