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The electron cloud is made up of this

Electrons

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The name for horizontal rows on the periodic table

Periods

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Name of the negatively charged subatomic particle

Electron

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Name of the neutrally charged subatomic particle

Neutron

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The charge that a proton has

Positive

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The nucleus has this charge

Positive

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Isotopes have a different number of this

Neutrons

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Radioactivity refers to the emission of this

Radiation

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Name of the outermost electrons in the electron cloud

Valence electrons

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The name for how long it takes for half of a radioactive sample to decay

Half-life

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These are responsible for the strong nuclear force

Quarks

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The mass number of an atom is equal to this

The number of protons + the number of neutrons

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In this model of the atom, electrons are in shells but do not travel in fixed orbits

Electron cloud model

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An atom with 4 protons and 3 neutron would have this atomic number

4

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The atomic number is the number of this in an atom

Protons

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An ion is the name for an atom with this property

A charge

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The nucleus is held together by this force

Strong nuclear force

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This refers to when an unstable nucleus emits radiation and can no longer hold itself together

Radioactive decay

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The electromagnetic force holds together these two things

The nucleus and the electron cloud

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This type of nuclear reaction results in nuclear waste

Fission

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Elements in the same period on the periodic table have the same # of this

Shells or energy levels

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In this type of nuclear reaction, a large atom is split into smaller atoms

Fission

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This type of nuclear reaction occurs in stars

Fusion

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This type of radiation is pure energy

Gamma ray

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Alpha particles are made up of this

2 protons and 2 neutrons

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