Across
- 1. the system of electrons surrounding the nucleus of an atom.
- 6. the amount of matter stays the same, even when matter changes form
- 10. when two elements combine with each other to form more than one compound,
- 12. a given chemical compound always contains the same elements in the exact same proportions by mass.
- 14. negatively charged subatomic particle that can be either bound to an atom or free
Down
- 2. An uncharged atomic particle that has a mass nearly equal to that of the proton and is present in all known atomic nuclei
- 3. A subatomic particle with a positive electric charge.
- 4. the total number of protons and neutrons in an atom
- 5. The smallest part of a substance that cannot be broken down chemically.
- 7. variation of an element that possesses the same atomic number but a different mass number
- 8. the weighted average mass of the atoms in a naturally occurring sample of the element
- 9. The total number of protons in the nucleus of an atom
- 11. A charged subatomic particle
- 13. a positively charged region at the center of the atom.
