Chemistry Midterm Vocab
Across
- 3. the ability of an atom to attract and hold an electron
- 7. the ability to achieve the correct results each time
- 9. a change that occurs, causing the substances involved to change
- 12. substance consisting of only one type of atom
- 13. atoms that have different mass numbers due to different amounts of neutrons
- 14. The periodic table is arranged by ________.
- 15. the neutral particle in an atom's nucleus
- 17. when two substances under go a chemical change, it can be written in mathematical form, called a chemical ________
- 19. the units used when measuring mass
- 20. most metals in the periodic table belong to this family
- 22. the electrons that are found in the outermost orbit are called the __________ electrons
- 23. a charged atom
- 24. the type of reaction or change that puts off heat
- 25. two substances that are chemical bonded
- 26. the ability of an atom to lose an electron is called _________ energy
- 27. this family of elements seems to be an exception to many rules
Down
- 1. the amount of mass per unit of volume of a substance
- 2. two substances that can be separated via a chemical means
- 3. this family of elements has only one valence electron: _______ earth metals
- 4. the ability of an atom to attract an electron in a chemical bond
- 5. the amount of space something takes up, measured in liters
- 6. the number of protons plus neutrons equals the atomic __________
- 8. a mixture in which the different components can be seen
- 10. the negatively charged particles that reside outside the atom's nucleus
- 11. the positive particles found in an atom's nucleus
- 16. the ability to achieve the same results each time
- 18. a change that occurs without changing the substance
- 21. all of the elements are arranged by atomic number/number of protons in the ________ table of elements