vocab
Across
- 3. - The ability of a material to be hammered or rolled into thin sheets.
- 5. like a nonmetal.
- 7. metal, by chemical reactions with its environment (e.g., rusting).
- 9. - A type of matter with a uniform compositi
- 11. - Metals that do not contain iron, like copp
- 12. they do not easily form compounds.
- 13. - The property of a material that breaks or shatters easily.
- 14. - A mixture of two or more metals, or a metal and a nonmetal.
- 16. - A material that does not conduct electricity or heat well.
- 18. stable and nonreactive (e.g., helium, neon).
- 19. or aluminum.
Down
- 1. - Group 17 elements that are nonmetals (e.g
- 2. affinity - The tendency of an atom to gain electrons, common in nonmetals.
- 4. chlorine, fluorine).
- 6. - A characteristic of most nonmetals, meani
- 7. - The way a material reflects light; often shiny or metallic.
- 8. - The ability of a material to be drawn into w
- 10. - The ability of a material to conduct heat or electricity.
- 11. gases - Inert gases in Group 18 that are ch
- 15. - The gradual destruction of a material, usual
- 17. - Metals containing iron, such as steel.