NSES Content Standard B
Physical Science: Structure of atoms Grades 9-12, page 178 Matter is made of minute particles called atoms, and atoms are composed
of even smaller components. These components have measurable properties,
such as mass and electrical charge. Each atom has a positively charged
nucleus surrounded by negatively charged electrons. The electric force
between the nucleus and electrons holds the atom together.
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Benchmark 4D The Physical Setting: Structure
of Matter
Grades 9-12, page 80
Atoms are made of a positive nucleus surrounded by negative electrons.
An atom's electron configuration, particularly the outermost electrons,
determines how the atom can interact with other atoms. Atoms form bonds
to other atoms by transferring or sharing electrons.
Benchmark 4G The Physical Setting: Forces
of Nature
Grades 9-12, page 96
Electromagnetic forces acting within and between atoms are vastly stronger
than the gravitational forces acting between the atoms. At the atomic level,
electric forces between oppositely charged electrons and protons hold atoms
and molecules together and thus are involved in all chemical reactions.
On a larger scale, these forces hold solid and liquid materials together
and act between objects when they are in contact--as in sticking or sliding
friction.