Atoms and Elements
Across
- 2. an element with the chemical symbol K
- 6. particle with an electrical charge of 1-
- 10. the area around the nucleus of an atom where its electrons are most likely found
- 11. horizontal row of elements on the periodic table
- 12. an element where its name origin comes from the Latin word calcis
- 13. a metal element with an atomic weight of 65.38
- 14. smaller particles that make up neutrons and protons
- 16. atom of the same element that has a different number of neutrons
- 17. a noble gas elemeny commonly used in balloons
- 18. particle with an electrical charge of 1+
- 19. an artifically made metal element with the chemical symbol Pm
- 20. particle that does not have an electrical charge
Down
- 1. a small, positively charged center of the atom where protons and neutrons are found
- 3. the weighted mass of the element's mixture of its isotopes
- 4. elemental group in which its name literally means "salt-former"
- 5. the smallest piece of matter that still retains the property of an element
- 7. the elements arranged by the increasing atomic number and changes in physical and chemical properties
- 8. a Russian chemist who searched for a way to organize the elements, creating the periodic table
- 9. uses the symbol of the element and dots to represent the electrons in the outer energy level
- 15. the number of protons in an atom