Vocabulary # 9

Question 1

Atom

Answer 1

The smallest particle into which an element can be divided and still be the same substance

Question 2

Proton

Answer 2

Subatomic particle inside the nucleus of an atom with a positive charge

Question 3

Neutron

Answer 3

Subatomic particle inside the nucleus of an atom that has no charge ( neutral )

Question 4

Electron

Answer 4

Subatomic particle that orbits the nucleus of an atom that has a negative charge

Question 5

Nucleus

Answer 5

The dense positively charged regions in the center of an atom made up of protons and neutrons