Elements & The Periodic Table CW 2
Across
- 3. located in the outermost shell of an atom
- 5. amount of matter in an object
- 8. elements in group 17 of the periodic table that need only one electron to complete its outer electron shell
- 9. the ability for metal to be drawn into wires
- 10. the number of valence electrons for each element in Group 1
- 13. Characteristics of elements that help to identify what they are.
- 15. The average mass of the nucleus of that element.
- 18. A subatomic particle of an atom that is negatively charged and orbits the nucleus extremely fast.
- 20. matter with a composition that is always the same
- 22. someone who studies chemistry
- 28. the amount of mass a material has in a given volume
- 29. a group of two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds
- 30. elements that have some properties of metals and some properties of nonmetals
- 33. A subatomic particle with no charge located at the center of an atom.
- 35. elements in group 2 of the periodic table that are characterized as metals and only have two valence electrons
- 37. the elements in group 14
- 38. the elements located in Group 3 through 12
- 40. the ability of an object to carry electric currents
Down
- 1. the ability of an object to transfer heat
- 2. elements in group 1 of the periodic table that are characterized as metals and only have one valence electron
- 4. Elements arranged in vertical columns of the periodic table that share the same properties.
- 6. Repeating rows of the periodic table that demonstrate patterns of how elements are arranged.
- 7. when an element has more than one possibility for the number of neutrons
- 11. an element that lacks most of the properties of a metal
- 12. An abbreviation for the name of an element on the periodic table.
- 14. Elements that are good conductors of electricity and thermal energy and are often solid at room temperature.
- 16. the ability for metal to be hammered, pressed or rolled into thin sheets
- 17. The number of protons in the nucleus of each element.
- 19. substances that can conduct electric currents under some conditions but not under other conditions
- 21. scientist that discovered a set of patterns that applied to all elements
- 23. anything that has mass and takes up space
- 24. A positively charged subatomic particle located at the center of an atom.
- 25. a pure substance that cannot be broken down into any other substance by chemical or physical means
- 26. force between atoms or groups of atoms
- 27. the elements in group 15
- 31. the elements in group 16
- 32. elements in group 18 of the periodic table that share similar properties such as a full outer electron shell
- 34. the elements in group 13
- 35. the basic particle from which all elements are made
- 36. the shine of a metal
- 39. number of valence electrons for each element in Group 2