Chemistry Essential Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. The ability of a material to conduct electricity or heat
  2. 5. be recognized only when substances react or do not react chemically with one another, that is, when they undergo a change in composition.
  3. 6. The tendency of a substance to undergo chemical changes
  4. 10. elements with similar properties found on the right side of the periodic table
  5. 11. a scale used to analyze solutions
  6. 13. a solid substance formed when two solutions are chemically combined.
  7. 14. 1 or 2-letter abbreviation derived from the element's name.
  8. 15. ability to dissolve in a liquid
  9. 16. elements with similar properties found on the left side of the periodic table
  10. 18. elements with similar properties that create a “staircase” on the periodic table
Down
  1. 1. do not change the composition of a substance, only the physical properties
  2. 2. constructed from the symbols of the elements composing the substance.
  3. 3. can be observed and measured without changing the kind of matter being studied.
  4. 7. result in the formation of one or more new substances with new chemical and physical properties
  5. 8. a quick reference for associating the name and symbol of an element.
  6. 9. pH of more than 7
  7. 12. substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction
  8. 17. pH of less than 7