Thursday, May 6, 2010

Parts of an Atom

Neutron - the part of the atom that carries no electric charge.

Proton - the part of the atom that carries a positive charge.

Electron - the part of the atom that carries a negative charge.

Ion - an atom that has lost one or more electrons, making it positively or negatively charged (cation), or has gained a few, making it negatively charged (anion).

Molecule - when atoms join together in order to exist, a molecule is formed.

Ionic bond - since atoms are only stable if they have a full set of electrons, they bond with others to form molecules and to stabilize themselves.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

woow i thought u just started this......this homework was from the begginining of the year

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