PERIODIC TABLE CROSSWORD
Across
- 2. The lightest metal in Group I, used in batteries.
- 5. Vertical columns in the periodic table are called ___.
- 7. Elements that exist as molecules of two atoms are called ___.
- 8. A charged particle formed when an atom gains or loses electrons is an __
- 10. Group VII elements are called ___.
- 12. Group 1 elements form ___ solutions when reacting with water.
- 13. Atoms are ___ when they have no charge.
- 15. Group II elements are called ___ earth metals.
- 18. The number of electrons in the outer shell is called ___ electrons.
- 19. Atomic ___ refers to the size of an atom.
- 21. Group 8 elements are known as ___ gases.
- 24. Group I elements ___ one electron to become stable.
- 26. The arrangement of electrons in energy levels is called electron ___.
- 27. Noble gases are very ___ due to full outer shells.
- 28. A halogen used as an antiseptic to clean wounds.
- 29. Atomic number is equal to the number of ___.
Down
- 1. Group 7 elements tend to ___ electrons in reactions.
- 3. Elements that rarely form compounds are ___.
- 4. A Group II element important for bones and teeth.
- 6. Group 7 elements are classified as ___.
- 9. Group I elements are called ___ metals.
- 11. An anion has a ___ charge.
- 13. A noble gas used in bright advertising lights.
- 14. Alkali metals are highly ___ with water.
- 16. The most reactive element in Group 7 is ___.
- 17. Elements in Group 1 belong to the ___ category of the periodic table.
- 20. Two or more atoms bonded together form a ___.
- 22. Ions are formed by gaining or losing ___.
- 23. Horizontal rows in the periodic table are called ___.
- 25. A cation has a ___ charge.