Across
- 2. refining ore through high temperature
- 3. molecules formed by sharing of electrons
- 4. positively charged particle (+) in the nucleus of an atom
- 8. number of protons in an atom
- 9. a measure of how strongly an element attracts electrons to itself
- 12. group of chemically connected atoms
- 14. tight mass of protons and neutrons in the center of an atom
- 15. recycling of carbon for reuse by plants and animals
- 18. elements on the periodic table between the metals and nonmetals
- 20. number of protons plus the number of neutrons in an atom
- 22. negatively charged particle orbiting the nucleus of an atom
- 23. substance that cannot be broken down by ordinary chemical means
- 25. a bond formed by transferring of electrons
- 27. row of the periodic table
- 28. two or more different kinds of atoms bonded together
Down
- 1. elements in the center columns of the periodic table, labeled with the letter B
- 5. adding of oxygen to a molecule
- 6. top four elements in column VIIA (17) on the periodic table
- 7. symbolic representation of the atoms in a molecule
- 10. outermost energy level (or shell) of an atom
- 11. column of the periodic table
- 13. non-reactive
- 16. removal of oxygen from a molecule
- 17. two of the same type of atom bonded together
- 18. bond formed when thousands of atoms freely share their electrons
- 19. an element with an electrical charge due to missing or extra electrons
- 21. separating of atoms by passing electrical current through them
- 24. electrically neutral (neither + nor - )in the nucleus of an atom
- 26. gases elements in column VIIA, (18) non-reactive elements
