Elements & Periodic Table Vocabulary Test
Across
- 1. Positively charged particle in the nucleus of an atom
- 2. The gradual wearing away of a metal element due to a chemical reaction
- 5. A family of very reactive elements whose atoms gain or share one electron
- 6. An element that has some characteristics of both metals and nonmetals
- 7. The ability of a material to be pulled out into a long wire
- 10. A material that conducts electricity under certain conditions
- 12. The number of protons in an atom
- 14. An element in Group 2 of the periodic table
- 15. The ability of a material to be pounded into shapes
- 18. A formula that gives the elements in a compound and the ratio of atoms.
- 21. Particle in the nucleus of an atom with no charge
- 22. The ability of an object to transfer heat or electricity
- 23. A class of elements characterized by physical properties that include shininess, malleability, ductility and conductivity
- 24. The mass of an atom which is the sum of the protons and neutrons
Down
- 1. A chart of the elements showing the repeating pattern of their properties
- 2. A one or two letter abbreviation of an element found on the periodic table
- 3. One of the elements in Groups 3 through 12 of the periodic table
- 4. Negatively charged particle circling the nucleus of an atom
- 8. The ease and speed with which an element combines or reacts with other elements
- 9. A row of elements on the periodic table (7 total)
- 11. A family of un-reative elements whose atoms do not gain, lose, or share electrons
- 13. A molecule consisting of two atoms
- 16. An atom with the same number of protons and a different number of neutrons
- 17. A column of elements on the periodic table (18 total)
- 19. An element in Group 1 of the periodic table
- 20. A type of element whose physical properties are opposite of metals