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