nucleus Flashcards
nucleus
made up of protons and neutrons
proton
a subatomic particle with a positive charge
neutron
subatomic particle with no charge
electron
subatomic particle with negative charge
orbital
high chance of electrons in an atom
valence electron
electron that is located outermost shell of an atom
periodic law
repeating chemical and physical properties of elements will change patterns with their atomic number
period
horizontal
group
vertical column
group
vertical column
ion
atom or group of atoms that has - or + electrons
atomic number
number of protons in the nucleus
mass number
sum of the # of protons and neutrons in the nucleus
isotope
same number of protons, different neutrons
atomic mass unit
a unit of mass that describes the mads of an atom or molecule
average atomic mass
The average mass of an element’s naturally occurring isotopes, weighted by their abundance.
semiconductor
conducts electric current better than an insulator
alkali metal
one of the elements of group 1
alkaline earth metal
group 2
halogen
group 17
mole
used to measure amount of substance
avogrados constant
6.022 x 10^23
molar mass
mass in grams of 1 mol
conversion factor
two different units that are used to convert from one unit to another