Across
- 2. Negatively charged particle, located in the outermost shell of an atom
- 3. A chemical element that lacks the characteristics of a metal
- 5. The interatomic linkage that results from the sharing of an electron pair between two atoms
- 7. An element that forms positive ions and has metallic bonds
- 8. Basic unit of a chemical element
- 11. The system of electrons surrounding the nucleus of an atom
- 13. The chemical bonding that holds the atoms of metal together
- 15. A strong force of attraction holding atoms together
- 17. A table of the chemical elements arranged in order of atomic number in rows with elements with similar atomic structures in vertical columns.
- 20. The total number of protons and neutrons in a nucleus
Down
- 1. Same mass as a proton but has no electric charge
- 4. A group of atoms bonded together, which is the smallest unit of a chemical compound that can go through a chemical reaction
- 6. The number of protons in the nucleus in an atom
- 9. Stable subatomic particle with a positive electric charge
- 10. The positively charged central core of an atom containing protons neutrons
- 12. Attraction between oppositely charged ions
- 14. Subatomic particle with a negative charge found in all atoms and is the primary carrier of electricity in solids
- 16. A column in the periodic table of the chemical elements
- 18. An atom or molecule with a net electric charge
- 19. One or two-letter abbreviation for an element
