Across
- 2. The smallest representative particle of an element.
- 5. A combination of two or more substances in which each substance retains its own chemical identity.
- 7. The lowest-energy, or most stable state.
- 8. Anything that occupies space and has mass.
- 9. The smallest increment of radiant energy that may be absorbed or emitted.
- 11. An allowed energy state of an electron in the quantum mechanical model of the atom.
- 12. Elements that are in the same column of the periodic table.
- 14. A spectrum that contains radiation at only certain specific wavelengths.
- 16. A measure of the ability of an atom that is bonded to another atom to attract electrons to itself.
- 17. A substance consisting of atoms of the same atomic number.
- 19. An estimate of the size of an atom.
- 20. Members of group 1A in the periodic table.
Down
- 1. A higher energy state than the ground state.
- 3. Members of group 7A in the periodic table.
- 4. A spectrum that contains radiation distributed over all wavelengths.
- 6. The energy required to remove an electron from a gaseous atom when is in its ground state.
- 8. The product of the mass, m, and velocity, v, of an object.
- 10. A positively charged subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atom.
- 13. The energy change occurs when an electron is added to a gaseous atom or ion.
- 15. A situation in which two or more orbitals have the same energy.
- 18. One or more orbitals with the same set of quantum numbers n and l.
