atom, The basic building block of all matter, nucleus, The centre of an atom, proton, A particle inside the nucleus with a positive charge, neutron, A particle inside the nucleus with no electric charge, electron, A particle that moves very fast around the nucleus, electron shell, The regions around the nucleus where electrons move, chemical element, A substance that has only one type of atom, chemical symbol, One or two letters used to represent a chemical element, electrically neutral, Having the same number of electrons and protons, electrical charge, A positive charge, a negative charge, or no electric charge, atomos, The word “atom” comes from this ancient Greek word, electron cloud, A special area where an electron is most likely to be found, carbon, Coal contains mostly this element, helium, Balloons often contain this element, oxygen, The element with the symbol O

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