elements Flashcards
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A (N)________ is a material that cannot be broken down into anything simpler by chemical reactions.
Element
______ are elements that share common properties such as shiny luster, conductivity, and flexibility.
Metals
A (N) ______ is the smallest unit of an element that retains the properties of that element.
atoms
The ______ is the center of an atom.
nucleus
The ______ is a particle with one unit of positive electric charge.
proton
The ______ is a particle with NO ELECTRIC charge,it is neutral.
neutron
atoms also contain ______ which are smaller particles with one unit of negative electric charge each.
electrons
_____ are particles with more than one atom joined together.
Molecules
what does amu mean
Atomic Mass Unit
who made the periodic table
Dmitri Mendeleev