Particles of an Atom
This particle has a positive charge
What is a proton?
This is the center of an atom.
What is the nucleus?
This is the center of an atom and contains almost all the atom's mass.
What is the nucleus?
The movement of electrons through a wire is known as this.
What is electricity?
Electrons and protons attract because of these charges.
What are opposite charges?
This particle has a neutral charge.
What is a neutron?
These areas holds the electrons.
What are the orbitals?
These particles are outside of the nucleus and have a negative charge.
What are electrons?
A basic property of matter, either positive or negative
What is an electric charge?
Add together the mass of an atom or molecule number of protons and neutrons to determine this characteristic
What is the mass of an atom or molecule?
This particle has a negative charge.
What is an electron?
Electrons cling to the nucleus because of attraction to this particle.
What are protons?
__________ charges attract.
What is Opposite charges attract?
The number of protons an atom has in its nucleus is known as this
What is an atomic number?
Double Jeopardy!
When the number of protons changes, this event occurs.
What is a change of elements?
These particles are found in the nucleus.
What are protons and neutrons?
Electrons that are located in these orbitals have the most energy
What are the farthest orbitals?
________ is used to write very big and small numbers.
What is scientific notation is used to write very big and small numbers.
The amount of times the base number is multiplied in scientific notation is known as this.
What is an exponent?
This number helps us identify and classify elements on the periodic table
What is the atomic number?
These particles are found moving quickly in the orbitals.
What are electrons?
Atoms are mostly made up of this.
What is empty space?
Each element has a unique number of these particles.
What are protons?
The number that is multiplied in scientific notation is known as this.
What is the base number?
This is used to write very big and small numbers.
What is scientific notation?