Chemistry Crossword Unit B
Across
- 2. change of state from a gas to a solid
- 3. catalyst involved in chemical reactions in living things
- 5. invisible negatively charged particle that orbits the nucleus of an atom
- 8. anything that has mass and occupies space
- 10. the sum of the number of protons and neutrons in an atom
- 11. change change that results when two or more substances react to create a different substance or substances; the new substances have completely different properties from the original ones
- 13. group 2 elements in the periodic table; their reactivity is not as strong as that of the alkali metals
- 14. substance that helps a chemical reaction to proceed more quickly
- 16. group 17 elements in the periodic table; the most reactive non-metals
- 18. number of protons in the nucleus of one atom of an element
- 19. chemical reaction that occurs when oxygen reacts with a substance to form a new substance and give off energy
- 20. chemical reaction that releases energy
- 22. orbit of electrons around the nucleus of an atom
- 23. group 1 elements in the periodic table; the most reactive of the metals
- 26. pure substance formed when at least one metal and one non-metal combine
Down
- 1. chemical reaction that takes place in cells; food (sugar) reacts with oxygen to produce energy, water, and carbon dioxide
- 4. pure substance that cannot be broken down into other substances; substance made up of only one type of atom
- 6. chemical reaction that absorbs energy
- 7. the smallest part of an element that is representative of that element; a neutral particle made up of a nucleus containing protons and neutrons,
- 9. measure of atomic mass; 1 ___ is equal to 1/12th the mass of a carbon 12 atom
- 12. energy fundamental principle that energy cannot be created or destroyed
- 15. shiny, malleable, ductile element that conducts electricity p
- 17. ability of a substance to conduct electricity or heat
- 18. a solution in which water is the solvent
- 21. system an experiment in which all reactants and all products of a chemical reaction are accounted for; no substance can escape nor enter the area in which the reaction is occurring in
- 24. change of state from a gas to a liquid
- 25. chemical combination of two or more elements in a specific ratio