Check your understanding on Lesson 1
Across
- 4. This number represents the number of protons in an atom's nucleus.
- 5. The term for different atoms of the same element with different number of neutrons.
- 6. The maximum number of electrons in the innermost electron shell.
- 7. The negatively charged particle that orbits the nucleus.
- 8. This number represents the sum of protons and neutrons in an atom.
- 10. A vertical column in the periodic table where the atoms of the elements have the same number of valence electrons. .
Down
- 1. Particle in the nucleus with a positive charge.
- 2. A horizontal row in the periodic table where the atoms of the elements have the same number of electron shells.
- 3. The centre of an atom containing protons and neutrons.
- 4. The simplest unit of an element.
- 9. Particle in the nucleus with no charge.