Periodic Table Vocabulary
Across
- 4. An element that is generally shiny, conducts electricity and heat well, and is malleable and ductile.
- 7. An element with properties intermediate between metals and nonmetals.
- 9. A neutral subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atom.
- 10. The electrons in the outermost shell of an atom, which participate in chemical bonding.
- 11. A vertical column on the periodic table, representing elements with similar chemical properties.
- 14. The tendency of an element to react with other elements.
- 16. A horizontal row on the periodic table, representing elements with the same number of electron shells.
- 17. An organized arrangement of the chemical elements in order of their atomic numbers, showing recurring patterns in their properties.
- 18. An atom or molecule that has a net electric charge due to the gain or loss of electrons.
Down
- 1. A chemical bond formed by the sharing of electrons between atoms.
- 2. An element that is generally not shiny, does not conduct electricity or heat well, and is often a gas at room temperature.
- 3. The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom of an element.
- 5. A substance composed of only one type of atom, with a unique atomic number.
- 6. A negatively charged subatomic particle that orbits the nucleus of an atom.
- 8. The smallest unit of an element that can exist.
- 12. A positively charged subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atom.
- 13. An atom of an element that has a different number of neutrons than other atoms of the same element, resulting in a different mass.
- 15. A chemical bond formed by the electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions.