Periodic Table
Across
- 2. Atoms tend to gain, lose, or share electrons to obtain 8 valence electrons.
- 3. Energy required to remove an electron.
- 4. Size of an atom.
- 6. Developed the first widely accepted periodic table.
- 8. Predictable pattern in element properties across periods and groups.
- 11. Group 17 elements (highly reactive nonmetals).
- 16. When elements are arranged by atomic number, their properties repeat in a predictable pattern.
- 17. Tendency of a substance to undergo chemical change.
- 19. Organized chart of all known elements.
- 20. Lanthanides and actinides.
- 23. One or two-letter abbreviation for an element.
- 28. Group 18 elements (least reactive).
- 29. Group 2 elements.
- 30. Poor conductor; often brittle when solid.
- 31. Horizontal row on the periodic table.
Down
- 1. Using periodic table trends to predict properties of elements.
- 5. Elements in Groups 1, 2, and 13–18.
- 7. Representation of valence electrons around an element symbol.
- 9. Elements in Groups 3–12.
- 10. Element with properties of both metals and nonmetals.
- 12. Charged atom or group of atoms.
- 13. First row below the periodic table.
- 14. Electrons in the outermost energy level.
- 15. Vertical column on the periodic table.
- 18. Second row below the periodic table.
- 21. Negatively charged ion.
- 22. Organized elements by atomic number.
- 24. Ability of an atom to attract electrons in a bond.
- 25. Group 1 elements (very reactive).
- 26. Good conductor; shiny, malleable, and ductile.
- 27. Positively charged ion.