The Periodic Table
Across
- 4. Elements in the same ____________ usually have the same number of valence electrons
- 6. An inert gas of group 18
- 8. An non-metal element of group 17 that can pair up with an alkali or alkaline earth metal to form a salt
- 10. These types of metals include aluminum, tin, and lead
- 14. It is equal to the number of protons plus the number of neutrons in the nucleus of an atom
- 16. Elements of group 2 that are reactive, but not as reactive as alkali metals
- 17. A metal of group 1 that is highly reactive
- 18. A semimetal that acts as a semiconductor
Down
- 1. The conductive elements of groups 3-12 that are hard, malleable, and shiny
- 2. Lanthanides and actinides
- 3. A version of an element that has the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons
- 5. A horizontal row of the periodic table
- 7. It is the mass of an atom of a chemical element and is expressed in atomic mass units (amu)
- 9. The radioactive elements of the inner transition metals
- 11. It is equal to the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom and determines the identity and chemical properties of an atom
- 12. Hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen can all be classified as ______________
- 13. The number of these particles in an atom's nucleus is found by subtracting atomic number from mass number
- 15. An element in the top row of the inner transition metals