Periodic table crossword puzzle
Across
- 2. The element in Group 1 and Period 4 is ______.
- 5. table The table that lists all known elements in order of increasing atomic number.
- 6. The lanthanides and actinides are shown separately from the main table because they form extra ______.
- 10. line has **the answer**, followed by a **space**, then the **clue**:
- 12. The smallest unit of an element that retains its properties.
- 15. Elements in the same group have similar chemical ______.
- 17. A substance made up of only one type of atom.
- 19. The arrangement of electrons in shells is called electron ______.
- 21. Here’s the crossword clue list formatted exactly as you requested —
- 22. The elements arranged by proton number and properties create repeating ______.
- 23. There are a total of ___ groups in the periodic table.
Down
- 1. Horizontal rows in the periodic table are called ______.
- 2. The rows of elements showing repeating patterns are called ______ trends.
- 3. The element carbon (C) is in Group 14 and Period __.
- 4. Elements that have properties between metals and non-metals are called ______.
- 7. The elements on the left and center of the periodic table are mostly ______.
- 8. gases The group containing helium and neon is called the ______ gases.
- 9. number The number of protons in an atom (also called proton number).
- 11. The group containing fluorine and chlorine is called the ______ group.
- 13. Elements that are gases at room temperature include oxygen and ______.
- 14. The table is arranged by increasing ______ number.
- 16. Any characteristic that describes an element is called a ______.
- 18. Elements such as H₂, N₂, O₂, and Cl₂ exist naturally as ______ molecules.
- 20. The right-side elements of the periodic table (except hydrogen) are mostly ______.
- 21. There are ___ periods in the periodic table.
- 24. Vertical columns in the periodic table are called ______.
- 25. The element magnesium (Mg) is found in Group 2 and Period __.