Chemistry Vocabulary
Across
- 2. the basic unit of a chemical element
- 4. an extremely tiny particle with a positive charge; is in the center of the atom and makes up the nucleus
- 7. the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units
- 8. a heterogenous mixture in which some of the particles settle out of the mixture upon standing
- 13. a energy level defined by quantum theory
- 14. a diagram that represents the variation of a variable
- 16. where electrons are likely to be found
- 19. a combination of two or more substances
- 22. a variable that depends on other factors
- 25. a pure substance that is made up of two or more different elements combined by chemical bonds
- 26. a simple way of writing down the locations of all the electrons in an atom
- 29. in the center of the atom with the protons making up the nucleus
- 33. the number of digits in a value
- 35. the energy required to remove an electron from an atom
- 36. electrons in the outermost shell
- 37. a physical substance
- 38. the tendency of an atom to attract an electron to itself
- 39. any of two or more forms of a chemical element
Down
- 1. a positively charged ion
- 3. a model presented by niels bohr and ernest rutherford in 1913
- 5. a row of elements in the periodic table
- 6. a variable that stands alone
- 7. a negatively charged ion
- 9. a process for experimentation that is used to explore observations and answer questions
- 10. the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom
- 11. a type of matter that has definite chemical and physical properties
- 12. a group of atoms bonded together
- 13. physically combined; can be separated
- 15. a negative charge that surrounds the nucleus
- 17. objects, events, ideas, feelings, time periods, or any other types of categories that you are trying to measure
- 18. heterogenous, even though it looks homogenous
- 20. a pure substance that contains of only one kind of atom
- 21. a way of representing atoms or molecules as dots surrounding the element symbols
- 23. a table of chemical elements arranged in order of atomic number
- 24. the central part of the atom; contains protons and neutrons
- 27. fixed distances from the nucleus of an atom where electrons may be found
- 28. the size of a neutral atom
- 30. specific patterns that are presented in the periodic table
- 31. the number of protons minus the number of electrons
- 32. a column of elements in the periodic table
- 34. the chemical element in group 18 of the periodic table