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What is an atom?
Subatomic Particles
Electron
found outside nucleus (electron cloud)
-1 charge
almost 0 mass
neutral atom if number of protons is equal to electrons
Neutron
separates protons
0 charge
same mass a proton
= to protons + electrons
Proton
attracted to electron
atomic number = number of protons
same mass as neutron
+1 charge
found in nucleus
Smallest particle of an element that possesses the properties of the element
elements are made of atoms
Everything is made of atoms
fundamental building block of matter