Elements and the Periodic Table
Across
- 5. elements with properties of metals and nonmetals
- 7. substances that can conduct electric current under some conditions but not under others
- 11. radioactive isotopes that can be followed through the steps of chemical reaction
- 13. amount of time needed for half of the atoms of a sample to decay
- 15. a letter that stands for the name of an element
- 16. an element that lacks most of the properties of a metal
- 20. elements that are good conductors of electric current and heat
- 21. the number of protons or electrons in an element
- 22. describes the shine and reflectivity of a material
- 23. the columns of the periodic table
Down
- 1. the sum of protons and neutrons
- 2. includes fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine
- 3. the rows of the periodic table
- 4. an arrangement of elements showing the repeating pattern of their properties
- 6. atoms of an element with the same number of protons but different number of neutrons
- 8. the property of being able to spontaneously emit radiation
- 9. positively charged particles
- 10. negatively charged particles
- 12. smallest particle that can still be considered an element
- 14. average mass of all isotopes of that element
- 17. the ease and speed with which an element reacts with other substances
- 18. small, postively charged center of an atom
- 19. neutrally charged particles