Science Crossword
Across
- 2. the smallest particle of a chemical element that can exist
- 3. one of the stable states of constant energy that may be assumed by a physical system
- 7. an element (e.g. arsenic, antimony, or tin) whose properties are intermediate between those of metals and solid non-metals or semiconductors.
- 8. any of the elements fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, and astatine
- 12. The outer shell of an atom
- 14. any of the set of metallic elements occupying a central block (Groups IVB–VIII, IB, and IIB, or 4–12) in the periodic table, e.g. iron, manganese, chromium, and copper.
- 17. The verticals on the periodic table
- 18. a stable subatomic particle with a charge of negative electricity, found in all atoms and acting as the primary carrier of electricity in solids.
- 20. a particle representing a quantum of light or other electromagnetic radiation. A photon carries energy proportional to the radiation frequency but has zero rest mass.
- 21. The horizontals on the periodic table
- 23. any of the series of fifteen metallic elements from lanthanum to lutetium in the periodic table (atomic numbers 57–71).
- 26. the complete transfer of valence electron(s) between atoms.
- 29. each of more than one hundred substances that cannot be chemically interconverted or broken down into simpler substances
- 31. A combination of letters to help identify atoms
Down
- 1. The concept of an electron being able to jump from cell to cell
- 4. result from the absorption of energy by the outermost, or valence, electrons of an atom that cause a jump to higher energy shells or orbitals.
- 5. The electrons on the shell furthest from the atom
- 6. The lowest energy state or most stable state of an atom, molecule or ion.
- 9. the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom, which is characteristic of a chemical element and determines its place in the periodic table.
- 10. The shell furthest than the atom
- 11. the arrangement of electrons in the orbitals of an atom or molecule.
- 13. composed of two or more separate elements
- 15. a subatomic particle of about the same mass as a proton but without an electric charge, present in all atomic nuclei except those of ordinary hydrogen.
- 16. The command center of a cell
- 19. The total number of protons and neutrons in a nucleus.
- 22. any of the elements lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, caesium, and francium
- 24. A negatively charged ion
- 25. ach of two or more forms of the same element that contain equal numbers of protons but different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei.
- 27. A positively charged ion
- 28. any of the series of fifteen metallic elements from actinium (atomic number 89) to lawrencium (atomic number 103)
- 30. an atom or molecule with a net electric charge due to the loss or gain of one or more electrons.