Anatomy of an atom
Science Vocabulary
Science Vocabulary #2
Name that element
Name that element
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Protons

What is the charge 

Where are they located?

are positively charged  

Located in the nucleus 

100

Define matter

anything that has mass and takes up space

100

Atomic number 

The number of protons in the nucleus of an element

100

H

Hydrogen

100

Sodium

NA

200

Electrons 

What is the charge

Where is it located

negatively charged

it is located outside of the nucleus 

200

What is a chemical bond

is a strong force of attraction that holds atom together 

200

How do the molecules in a solid move 

the molecules are locked in place 


The water molecules still vibrate back and forth

200

Cl

Chlorine

200

Argon

Ar

300

Neutrons

Where is the charge

Where are they located

They are located in the nucleus 


300

Define what an element is 

is the simplest form of matter that has a characteristic set of properties 
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Sig sigs?

67

300

Au

Gold

300

Lead

Pb

400

What takes up most of the atoms volume

The electron cloud

400

What does the mass number tell you?

The total number of protons and neutrons in the atom

400

Define molecules 

When two or more atoms combine

400

Fe

iron

400

Bromine

Br

500
What accounts for most of the atom's mass

the nucleus

500

Thermal energy 

Is the total kinetic energy of all the particles that make up matter

500

Chemical potential energy

The energy stored in the chemical bonds that holds the atom together

500

Sn

Tin

500

Uranium

U