Across
- 4. State where electrons “jump” to a higher energy level
- 5. Elements with the same number of protons and different number of neutrons are ____
- 13. State where electrons fill the lowest energy levels
- 14. Orbitals can hold a maximum of ___ electrons
- 15. Atoms are _____ when they are in an excited state
- 16. The sum of the protons and neutrons determines the ____ number
- 19. Region around the nucleus where electrons are most likely to be found
- 20. Subatomic particle with no charge
- 21. Negatively charged particle that orbits the nucleus
Down
- 1. The ____ of an atom is hard and dense
- 2. _____ electrons are located in the outermost energy level
- 3. An atom is made up of mostly ____ space
- 6. The number of ____ determines the element
- 7. When electrons in an excited state return to lower energy levels, they emit energy in the form of _____
- 8. Electrons further from the nucleus contain ___ energy
- 9. Electrons want to be ____ as long as possible
- 10. Fundamental building block of matter
- 11. Charge of a nucleus
- 12. An atom is ___ if the number of protons equals the number of electrons
- 17. Electrons ______ energy when they move to a higher energy level
- 18. _____ number is determined by the amount of protons in an atom
