16 Patton Ch 2 Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
biochemistry -
correct answer ✅Chemistry of living things
matter -
correct answer ✅anything that occupies space and has mass
atom -
correct answer ✅smallest unit of matter
molecules -
correct answer ✅particles of matter that are composed of one or
more atoms
subatomic particles -
correct answer ✅protons, neutrons, electrons
nucleus -
correct answer ✅core of each atom; composed of positively
charge protons and uncharged neutrons
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16 Patton Ch 2 Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
atomic number -
correct answer ✅number of protons in the nucleus of an atom
atomic mass -
correct answer ✅number of protons and neutrons combined
neutral -
correct answer ✅one electron for every proton
orbital -
correct answer ✅limits of electrons chaotic, unpredictable paths;
each can hold two electrons
energy levels -
correct answer ✅orbitals arrangement (shells); the farther an
orbital extends from the nucleus the higher it's level
element -
correct answer ✅pure substances, composed of only one of more
than a hundred types of atoms that exist in nature