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- 3. a subatomic particle that has a positive
- 5. Table an arrangement of the elements in order of their atomic numbers such that elements with similar properties fall in the same column, or group
- 7. is a horizontal row of the periodic table
- 8. a subatomic particle that has a negative charge
- 10. the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom; the atomic number is the same for all atoms of an element
- 11. a substance that cannot be separated or broken down into simpler substances by chemical means
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- 1. and that is located in the nucleus of an atom; the number of protons in the nucleus is the atomic number, which determines the identity of an element
- 2. in chemistry, a column in the periodic table of the chemical elements
- 4. the smallest unit of an element that maintains the properties of that element
- 6. in nuclear physics, the sum of the numbers of protons and neutrons present in the nucleus of an atom
- 9. a subatomic particle that has no charge and that is located in the nucleus of an atom
