PS Quiz 3B

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Because of their unequal numbers of protons and electrons, charged atoms are known as ______.

The unique number of protons in the atoms of each element is that element’s atomic _______ and identifies that element.

The atomic number also tells us the number of electrons surrounding the nucleus in a ______ atom, an atom with balanced electric charges.

______ gold atom has seventy nine protons.

Electrons are primarily responsible for all the ______ properties of atoms, including how bonds form between atoms.

Atoms are made of three basic particles _________.

Protons carry a ______ positive electrical charge.

A neutron has slightly ______ mass than a proton.