Periodic Table Crossword
Across
- 1. elements that have properties of both a metal and a non-metal
- 3. a vertical column of elements in the periodic table
- 7. a region in an atom where there is a high probability of finding electrons
- 8. an ion with a positive charge
- 12. the process of adding electrons to or removing electrons from an atom or group of atoms
- 14. positive charge; located inside the nucleus
- 15. elements that are good conduct of heat and electricity
- 16. any of the possible energies an electron may have in an atom
- 17. neutral charge; located inside the nucleus
- 19. group 1 or 1A
- 20. a negative charged subatomic particle found in the energy level of an atom
- 21. an atom or a group of atoms that has lost or gained one or more electrons and therefore has a net electric charge
Down
- 2. the smallest particle that has the properties of an element
- 4. a horizontal row of elements in the periodic table
- 5. elements that are poor conductors of heat and electricity
- 6. the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom
- 9. the total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom
- 10. any atoms with the same number of protons but different number of neutrons
- 11. an ion with a negative charge
- 13. an electron in the outermost energy level of an atom
- 14. the properties of elements tend to repeat in a regular pattern when elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic number
- 18. the center of an atom; made up of protons and neutrons