Chapter 17 Flashcards
Nucleus
Center of a cell and the “brain”
Atom
Smallest piece of matter
Protons
Positively charged particles
Neutrons
Neutrally charged particles
Electrons
Negatively charged particles
Quarks
Make up protons and neutrons
Electron Cloud
The area where the electrons are found by an atom
Atomic number
Number of protons in an atom
Mass number
Addition of protons and neutrons in an atom
Isotopes
Aroma of he same element with different numbers I neutrons
Average atomic mass
Average mass of its mixture of isotopes
Periodic table
Table listing all of the elements
Groups
The vertical groups of elements on the periodic table
Electron not a diagram
Uses symbol for the neutrons on the outside of re shell
Periods
Rows of elements on the periodic table