Key Terms

Amplitude
Atom
Atomic Mass Number
Atomic Mass Unit
Atomic Number
Chemical Energy
Compound
Electrical Energy
Electricity
Electromagnetic Energy
Electric Magnetic Radiation
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Electron
Electron Binding Energy
Electron Volt
Element

Symbol Definition
intensity of a wave defined by it maximum height

A
amu

EM
eEb
eV

smallest particle of an element that still possesses the chemical properties of

that element
mass of an atom
mass of the particles of an atom
number of nuclear protons in an atom
form of energy released during a chemical reaction
complex substances
result of movement of electrons
result of movement of electrons
form of energy that is the result of electric and magnetic disturbances in
space
natural part of the environment in which we live
describes the different forms of electromagnetic radiation
negatively charged subatomic particle of an atom
amount of energy needed to remove the electron from the atom
binding energy of an electron
simple substances

Excitation
Frequency

process in which electrons in an atom are moved to a higher energy state

without actually being removed from an atom
number of waves that passes a particular in a given time frame

Half-Life
Heat
Ion
Ionization
Isotope
Kinetic Energy
K-shell
Lambda

time taken for radioactivity of a specified isotope to fall half of its original
value
result of the motion of atoms and molecules
an atom that gains or loses electrons
process of adding or removing an electron from an atom
an atom that gains or loses neutrons
energy of motion
orbital shell closest to the nucleus
Greek symbol for the measurement of a wavelength

M Theory
Mass
Mechanical Energy
Mixture
Molecule

electrons and quarks may not be particles but may be extremely small loops
of rapidly vibrating string like matter
the quantity of matter contained in an object
result of the action of machines or physical movement
when two or more substances are combined
when two or more atoms are chemically combined

Neutron
Nu
Nuclear Energy
Nucleon
Nucleus

n0

subatomic particle of an atom containing no charge

Greek letter used to determine the number of cycles per second
stored in the nucleus of each atom and holds the nuclear particles in a tight
bond
protons and neutrons that make up the nucleus
small dense center of an atom

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Period
Photon
Potential Energy
Proton
Quantom
Quark
Radiation

number of electrons in the outermost shell never exceeds eight electrons

time required to complete one cycle of the wave
small bundle of energy
energy that an object has because of its position
P+

positively charged particle of an atom

small bundle of energy
subnuclear structure that makes up protons and neutrons
when energy and is emitted and transferred through matter

Radioactive Decay

spontaneous disintegration of a radionuclide with the emission of engeretic

particles

Shell

energy level occupied by an lectron determined by the distance from the

nucleus

String Theory
Substance
Temperature
Thermal Energy
Valence
Wavelength
Weight
Z Number

idea that matter behaves differently depending on the vibration of the string
like matter
material that has a definite and constant composition
measure of thermal energy
result of the motion of atoms and molecules
chemical combining characteristic of an element
distance between any two successive position a wave
force that an object exerts under the influence of gravity
number of nuclear protons in an atom

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