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Atomic Vocab
13 cards·by livack
negatively charged particles
electrons
found outside the nucleus
electrons
positively charged particles
protons
if an atom gains an electron it becomes_________ charged
negatively
protons and ________ are found in the nucleus
neutrons
tells you the number of protons in an atom
atomic number
smallest subatomic particle
electron
Is most of the volume of an atom is (IN or AROUND) the nucleus?
around
Is most of the mass of an atom is (IN or AROUND) the nucleus?
in
if an atom loses a electron it becomes _________ charged
positively
a charged atom is called a(n) ________
ion
the number of protons plus the number of neutrons equals the______
mass number
an atom that has a different number of neutrons is called a(n)______
isotope