Module 2 Vocabulary
Across
- 1. Any atom with any charge.
- 4. When atoms split apart.
- 6. A lustrous material that conducts electricity and heat.
- 7. A row on the periodic table.
- 9. A particle with a negative charge.
- 11. A particle of matter that defines an element.
- 12. A decrease in the efficiency of nuclear charge due to opposing forces of electrons.
- 13. When atoms combine.
- 14. A characteristic of matter that expresses itself depending on the ratio of electrons and protons.
- 16. An element that has the properties of metals and nonmetals.
- 18. A spherical path for objects to travel.
- 19. A particle with no charge.
- 20. A region in an atom that consists of protons and neutrons.
Down
- 1. A nuclear species pertaining the same chemical element.
- 2. The simplest form of a substance.
- 3. A particle with a positive charge.
- 5. The time it takes for something to reach half it's original count.
- 8. The ability for something to chemically interact.
- 10. Energy released from the decay of nuclei from some atoms and isotopes.
- 15. Any element that occupies group seventeen.
- 17. A column on the periodic table.