Across
- 2. The smallest component of an element
- 4. a substance that can't be broken down by non-nuclear reactions
- 8. Is the state of lowest energy for that electron
- 9. Number of protons and nucleus & can be different for atoms; atom of an element
- 10. Quantity of protons in the nucleus of an element
- 11. Electron less than neutrons+protons
- 14. Combination of protons+electrons
- 15. Equal number; protons+electrons
- 17. A theory of the structure of the atom
- 18. A subatomic particle with zero charge
Down
- 1. The electrons in the outermost shell, or energy level, of an atom
- 3. All discovered chemical elements in rows (called periods) and columns (called groups) according to increasing atomic number
- 5. Forms of the same element with the same number of protons (Atomic numbers) different numbers of neutrons giving different Mass numbers for the isotope.
- 6. Made up of one or more atoms
- 7. Positively charged center of an atom
- 12. An elementary particle with negative charge
- 13. Gained more electrons than protons
- 16. A stable particle with positive charge
