Across
- 5. Because an atom does NOT have an overall ______, the number of electrons is equal to the number of protons
- 6. Atoms of the same element that have different number of neutrons
- 7. Electrons located in energy levels close to the nucleus have ______ energy
- 9. the nucleus contains protons and ____
- 11. the smallest particle of an element that retains the element’s properties
- 12. In a chemical _______, atoms are separated, combined, or rearranged.
- 14. Atoms are indivisible and indestructible
- 16. Different atoms combine in simple whole-number ratios to form _____
- 17. The area around the nucleus of an atom where electrons are most likely to be found
- 21. Atoms of a given element are identical in size, mass, and chemical ______
- 23. is the sum of protons and the number of neutrons in the nucleus of an atom
Down
- 1. particles in the nucleus with an electric charge of 1+
- 2. Particles of matter that makes up protons and neutrons
- 3. use the chemical symbol of an element surrounded by dots to represent the number of electrons in the outermost energy levels
- 4. The vertical columns on the periodic table
- 8. Elements in the same group have the same number of _______ in their outermost energy levels
- 10. An ____ quark has a charge of +⅔
- 11. The number of protons in an atom’s nucleus
- 13. Electrically neutral particles in the nucleus; they do not have a charge
- 15. the small, positively charged center of the atom
- 18. Periodic ___ is the organized list of all known elements that are arranged by increasing atomic number and by changes in chemical and physical properties
- 19. A _____ quark has a charge of -⅓
- 20. Periods are the ______ rows on the periodic table
- 22. There are 7 ___ on the periodic table
