Chapter 5 Vocabulary
Across
- 2. chromium, iron, and nickel
- 5. states that when elements are listed in order of their atomic numbers fall into recurring groups
- 7. the electrons in an atom's outermost electron shell
- 9. a chemical element that forms a salt when it reacts with metal
- 10. an element that has properties that are intermediate between those of metals and nonmetals
- 12. A gaseous chemical element that does not readily enter into chemical combination with other elements
- 13. any of the elements found in Group IA of the periodic table
Down
- 1. all elements are found here
- 3. opaque, lustrous elements that are good conductors of heat and electricity
- 4. beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, and radium
- 6. a column in the periodic table of the chemical elements
- 8. an element or substance that is not a metal
- 11. the horizontal rows of the periodic table
- 13. a unit for expressing masses of atoms, molecules, or subatomic particles