Chemistry Vocab Review
Across
- 4. a group of eight of something
- 6. generic term for any ionic compound
- 10. basic building block of matter
- 11. carbon, oxygen, neon are all this type of element
- 13. particles that hold protons together in the nucleus
- 16. violent star explosion that forms heavy elements
- 18. atom with an electric charge
- 20. atoms with the same number of protons are all the same _________
- 23. heavy metal that is used as fuel in nuclear reactors
- 24. energy due to an object's height
Down
- 1. positively-charged ion
- 2. two small nuclei join to form one larger nucleus
- 3. energy being stored in some form
- 5. what is the same for every atom of an element
- 7. group of atoms held together by covalent bonds
- 8. the "stuff" everything is made of
- 9. electron on the outer layer of an atom
- 12. type of element that is usually silvery, shiny, and good conductor
- 14. type of energy a moving object has
- 15. negatively-charged ion
- 17. what gives matter the ability to change
- 19. nuclear process that happens at a constant rate
- 21. protons plus neutrons = ?
- 22. one large nucleus splits into two smaller nuclei