| A | B |
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| atom | the smallest piece of matter that still retains the property of the element |
| nucleus | positively charged particles surrounding the center of an atom |
| proton | positively charged particle, composed of quarks, inside the nucleus of an atom |
| electron | negatively charged particles surrounding the center of an atom |
| neutron | neutral particle, composed of quarks, inside the nucleus of an atom |
| quark | particles of matter that make up protons and neutrons |
| electron cloud | area around the nucleus of an atom where the atom's electrons are most likely to be found |
| atomic number | number of protons in an atom's nucleus |
| mass number | sum of the number of protons and neutrons in an atom's nucleus |
| isotope | atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons |
| average atomic mass | weighted-average mass of the mixture of an element's isotopes |
| periodic table | organized list of all known elements that are arranged according to repeated changes in properties |
| group | vertical column in the periodic table |
| electron dot diagram | uses the symbol for an element and dots representing the # of electrons in the element's outer energy level |
| period | horizontal row in the periodice table |
