Structure of Matter
What is the charge of an electron? (positive or negative)
Negative
Electron cloud
Location where electrons are found in an atom
The atomic number tells us the amount of 2 types of subatomic particles for each atom? Which 2 particles?
Protons and electrons
The atomic weight is the sum of what 2 subatomic particles?
Protons and neutrons
What is inside the nucleus?
Protons and neutrons
Element symbol
The abbreviation of an element
Matter
Anything with both volume and mass
What number is located at the top of the element square?
Atomic number
What number is located at the bottom of the element square?
Atomic weight
Carbon
Element that living things have which volcanic rocks do not
Solid
Has a definite volume and shape
Substance
Matter with consistent properties throughout
What is the charge of a proton?
Positive
Atom
The basic building block of matter, made of protons, neutrons and electrons
Element
The basic form of matter which cannot be broken down any further
Nucleus
The dense center of an atom
Where are the electrons located?
The electron cloud
Electron
The negative charged subatomic particles located in the electron cloud
Neutron
The neutral charged subatomic particles located in the nucleus
Proton
The positive charged subatomic particles located in the nucleus
Molecule
The smallest unit of a compound
Amu
The unit for measuring the mass of a subatomic particle in an atom
Isotopes
Version of an atom that has the same number of protons but different number of neutrons
