A | B |
matter | anything that has masa and volume |
mass | amount of matter in something |
volume | amount of space something takes up |
atoms | smallest unit of matter |
particle | very small parts that make up an atom |
protons | particles in an atom's nucleus that have a positive charge |
neutrons | particle in an atom's nucleus that have no charge (neutral) |
electrons | particles in an atom that are outside the nucleus and have a negative charge |
nucleus | the center of an atom where protons and neutrons are found |
attract | pull toward |
repel | push away |
neutral | no charge (has equal number of + and - charges) |
element | one or more of the same kind of atom |
molecule | 2 or more of the same or different kinds of atoms |
compound | 2 or more different atoms |