Crossword Puzzle for Atomic Structure
Across
- 2. The range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation
- 4. atoms has an equal number of electrons and protons
- 6. Sub-atomic particles with a +1 charge
- 10. wavelength times frequency
- 14. the emission of electrons when electromagnetic radiation, such as light, hits a material
- 16. Atoms with a negative charge have more electrons than protons
- 17. The sum of protons and neutrons in a particular atom of an element
- 19. Atoms with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons
- 20. an element with the atomic mass of 58.933, 27 protons and electrons, and 32 neutrons
- 21. Rutherford shot ______ particles t a very thin sheet of gold foil
- 22. atomic symbol Ca
- 23. wavelengths determine the frequency of this
- 25. The rate at which current changes direction per second (measured in hertz)
- 27. The distance between identical points or adjacent crests in the adjacent cycles of a waveform signal (measured in meters)
- 29. an element with the atomic mass of 196.97, 79 protons and electrons, and 118 neutrons
- 30. an element with an atomic mass of 83.798, 36 protons and electrons, and 48 neutrons
- 32. the quantum mechanical composition of the atom shows the _________ of finding electrons within an electron cloud of an atom
- 34. Color with higher energy and higher frequency
- 35. all __________, including visible light, travel at the speed of 3.00 x 10^8 m/s in a vacuum
- 37. positively charged atoms will ________ positively charged nuclei
- 39. A tiny object made entirely of protons and neutrons
- 42. the region of negative charge surrounding an atomic nucleus that is associated with an atomic orbital
- 43. when an atom absorbs energy and electrons move from ground state to this state
Down
- 1. when an atom emits energy and electrons move from excited state to this state
- 3. Everything is made up of
- 5. Atoms with a positive charge have fewer electrons than protons
- 7. Gold Foil Experiment was made by
- 8. basic unit of energy
- 9. the innermost shell of electrons surrounding an atomic nucleus and constituting the lowest available energy level for the electrons
- 11. a species of atoms that have a given number of protons in their nuclei
- 12. Sub-atomic particles with a zero charge
- 13. the number of protons
- 15. Minimum amount of energy that can be gained or lost by an atom
- 17. abbreviations used in chemistry for chemical elements, functional groups and chemical compounds
- 18. Smaller sub-atomic particles than protons and neutrons with a charge of -1
- 19. An atom that has gained or lost one or more electrons
- 24. the number written as a right superscript
- 26. element with the atomic mass of 56 (when rounded to the nearest whole number)
- 28. the wavelength region from about 400 to 700nm
- 31. the atomic mass of helium when rounded to the nearest whole number
- 33. number of electrons in a Boron ion with a +2 charge
- 36. letter that atomic mass number is represented by
- 38. letter that atomic number is represented by
- 40. Color with lowest energy and lowest frequency
- 41. atoms that has enough binding energy to hold the nucleus together permanently