domingo, 20 de marzo de 2011

Elements and Atoms

§         Element: a susbtance that cannot be broken down any further into anything simpler.

 
§         Atom: the smallest particle of an element that has same chemical properties as the elements.
 

§         Nucleus: an atom’s dense center where most of its mass it.

 
§         Electron: a negatively charged particle that moves around an atom’s nucleus.

 
§         Proton: a positively charged particle inside an atom’s nucleus.




 



§         Neutron: a particle with no charge inside an atom’s  nucleus.

 
§         Atomic number: the number of protons in am atom.

 
§         Metal: any of a group of elements that conduct heat and electricity, is shiny and bendable.

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