Elements With Style!
Across
- 3. A mixture of metals.
- 5. A compound of one element with oxygen.
- 6. A substance created by the chemical bonding of elements.
- 7. Medieval attempts to convert base metals into gold.
- 8. The process of producing ions.
- 10. A machine that can produce new elements by colliding charged particles at high speeds.
- 16. High-energy electromagnetic radiation given off by some nuclei.
- 17. A subatomic particle with a neutral charge.
- 18. Atoms of the same element that have the same number of protons and electrons but differing numbers of neutrons.
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- 1. A subatomic particle with a positive charge.
- 2. The fundamental building block of all matter.
- 3. A positively charged particle (a helium nucleus) given off during some types of radioactive decay.
- 4. The spontaneous disintegration of certain nuclei accompanied by the emission of alpha, beta or gamma radiation.
- 9. A negatively charged particle (an electron) given off during some types of radioactive decay.
- 11. A substance that speeds up a chemical reaction.
- 12. A subatomic particle with a negative charge.
- 13. A substance that cannot be further broken down by chemical reactions.
- 14. A charged particle formed when an atom loses or gains electrons.
- 15. A vertical column of elements on the periodic table. These elements often have closely related properties.
- 17. The center of an atom where protons and neutrons are found.
- 19. Compounds formed when the hydrogen ions in an acid are replaced by metal ions or other positive ions.
- 20. A horizontal row of elements on the periodic table.