Science Crossword
Across
- 2. a kind of molecular geometry in which the central atom has two lone pairs of electrons and is associated with two bond pairs
- 6. the mutual sharing of one or more pairs of electrons between two atoms.
- 7. a compound or substance that has been purified or prepared, especially artificially.
- 9. a stable subatomic particle occurring in all atomic nuclei, with a positive electric charge equal in magnitude to that of an electron, but of opposite sign.
- 11. processes in which chemical species break up into simpler parts.
- 13. compounds made up of ions that form charged particles when an atom (or group of atoms) gains or loses electrons
- 14. the basic unit of a chemical element.
- 16. an action performed or a feeling experienced in response to a situation or event.
- 18. the combining power of an element, especially as measured by the number of hydrogen atoms it can displace or combine with.
- 19. a reaction in which one element is substituted for another element in a compound.
- 20. a stable subatomic particle with a charge of negative electricity, found in all atoms and acting as the primary carrier of electricity in solids
Down
- 1. A molecule or polymer with a single backbone the longest continuous chain of atoms bonded to each other, exclusive of all others, that comprise a polymer.
- 3. describe molecules and polyatomic ions that have one atom in center and four atoms at the corners of a tetrahedron
- 4. a thing or person that is the result of an action or process.
- 5. a chemical bond formed when one atom gives up one or more electrons to another atom.
- 8. the process by which one or more chemical reactions are performed with the aim of converting a reactant or starting material into a product or multiple products.
- 10. consists of a central atom connected to three atoms arranged in a triangular pattern around the central atom.
- 11. occur when parts of two ionic compounds are exchanged, making two new compounds.
- 12. an arrangement of elements in a particular form, figure, or combination.
- 15. any atom or group of atoms that bears one or more positive or negative electrical charges.
- 17. a substance that takes part in and undergoes change during a reaction