Chemistry Vocab
Across
- 1. form of an element with a different mass number
- 4. mixture in which particles cannot be seen and are evenly distributed
- 5. positively charged subatomic particle
- 8. these metals are found in the center of the periodic table
- 10. mixture in which particles are distinct and can be seen
- 11. isotope that is at the end of the decay process
- 14. these nonmetals are found in group 17
- 15. the weighted average mass of all the isotopes for an element
- 19. neutral subatomic particle
- 21. the number of protons in an atom; identifies an element
- 26. process that occurs when a nucleus decays and emits matter and energy
- 27. in nuclear format, is found on the top left
- 29. transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
- 30. the mass of one proton or neutron is 1 ________
- 31. electrons on the outermost energy level
- 37. these metals are found in group 2
- 38. in nuclear format, is found on the right
- 39. the law of _____________ of mass states that matter cannot be created or destroyed, only recycled
- 40. bond formed between two charged particles that give up/gain e-
- 41. combining of nuclei to form a new nucleus and energy
Down
- 2. these large bodies of gas in the universe use fusion to keep burning
- 3. force exerted by objects with charges
- 6. type of radiation that releases a helium atom
- 7. isotope that is at the beginning of the decay process
- 9. bond formed between atoms sharing electrons
- 12. a series of repeated reactions caused by the release of particles or energy from the reaction before
- 13. the amount of time it takes for an amount of isotope to decay by half
- 16. charged atom caused by unequal amounts of protons and neutrons
- 17. force that causes protons and neutrons to be attracted to one another
- 18. these metals are found in group 1
- 20. type of radiation that releases an electron
- 22. protons + neutrons
- 23. one of these is equal to 6.02 x 10^23 particles
- 24. type of radiation that releases energy only
- 25. the splitting of atoms to create energy
- 28. letter(s) that represent an element
- 32. these nonmetals are found in group 18
- 33. negatively charged subatomic particle
- 34. this element has an atomic mass of 12.011
- 35. in nuclear format, is found on the bottom left
- 36. substance in which atoms of 2 or more elements are chemically combined