Atomic Structure Fun
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- 1. The smallest fundamental unit of matter that retains the chemical properties of a specific substance
- 4. A positively charged subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atom, the mass is 1 atomic mass unit (amu); determines the identity of an element
- 7. An ion that has a positive charge
- 8. a negatively charged subatomic particle that can be either free (not attached to any atom) or bound to the nucleus of an atom and has negligible mass; determines the chemical reactivity of an element
- 11. the system of electrons surrounding the nucleus of an atom
- 12. A non-charged (neutral) subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atom, the mass is 1 atomic mass unit (amu); determines the isotope of an element
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- 2. The smallest particle of an element that retains all the properties of that element; is electrically neutral, spherically shaped, and composed of electrons, protons, and neutrons
- 3. Atom An atom that has no net electrical charge
- 5. A mathematical wave function that describes the wave-like behavior of an electron in an atom or molecule
- 6. a pure substance that is made up of one type of atom
- 9. The positively charged center of an atom, composed of neutrons and protons, and possessing most of the mass but occupying only a small fraction of the volume of the atom
- 10. An ion that has a negative charge