Chap 4 sci Flashcards

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Atom

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the smallest unit of an element that maintains the properties of that element

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Electron

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a subatomic particle that has a negative charge

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Nucleus

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In physical science, an atom’s central region, which is made up of protons and netrons

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Electron Cloud

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a region around the nucleus of an atom where electrons are likely to be found

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Proton

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a subatomic particle that has a positive charge and that is found in the nucleus of an atom

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Atomic mass unit

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A unit of mass that describe the mass of an atom or molecules

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Neutron

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A subatomic particle that has no change and that is found in the nucleus of an atom

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Atomic number

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the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom; the atomic number is the same for all atoms of at element

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Isotope

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An atom that has the same number of protons ( or the same atomic number) as other atoms of the same element do but that has a different number of neutrons (and thus a different atomic mass)

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Mass number

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The sum of the numbers of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom

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Atomic Mass

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Atomic Mass

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12
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Gravitational

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Gravitational pull object together.

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Electromagnetic Force

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It allows objects that attracted to each other come together.

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Strong Force

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Allows nucleus containing more than one protons to stay together.

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Weak Force

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Allows the neutron to change into a proton and an electron.

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John Dalton

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Developed the Atomic theory.

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J.J. Thomson

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He discovered the small particles in the atom.

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Ernest Rutherford

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Niels Bohr

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Discovered that electrons move around in certain paths.