The Periodic Table Puzzle
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- 3. Group 1 highly reactive metals that react vigorously with water.
- 4. British physicist who arranged the periodic table by atomic number.
- 6. Horizontal rows on the periodic table.
- 7. Energy levels or orbits where electrons are found.
- 9. The B-group elements located in the center of the periodic table from Groups 3 to 12,
- 13. An atom or molecule with an overall electrical charge.
- 15. Positively charged subatomic particles found in the atomic nucleus.
- 17. Group 2 metals.
- 20. Negatively charged particles orbiting the nucleus in energy levels.
- 21. The atomic number of aluminum
- 24. The dense central core of an atom containing protons and neutrons.
- 25. Elements with properties half between metals and nonmetals.
- 26. Neutral subatomic particles located in the atomic nucleus.
- 28. Electrons located in the outermost energy level of an atom.
- 29. The total number of groups in the modern periodic table
- 30. A positively charged ion formed by losing electrons.
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- 1. Russian chemist who created the first widely recognized periodic table by atomic mass.
- 2. Group 17 reactive nonmetals such as fluorine and chlorine.
- 5. The distribution of electrons among the various energy levels.
- 8. The nonmetallic element with an atomic number of 6.
- 10. A negatively charged ion formed by gaining electrons.
- 11. The electrical state of an atom when the number of protons equals electrons.
- 12. Elements on the left and center of the table that are malleable and good conductors.
- 14. Group 18 unreactive, chemically stable gases.
- 16. The total number of periods in the modern periodic table.
- 18. Vertical columns on the periodic table
- 19. A lightweight, silvery-white metal with atomic number 13.
- 22. The Group 18 noble gas with an atomic number of 2 that has a stable duet of electrons
- 23. Elements on the right side of the periodic table that are poor conductors.
- 27. The tendency of a substance to undergo a chemical change or reaction.