Across
- 1. particles of matter that make up protons and neutrons
- 5. particle, composed of quarks, inside the nucleus of an atom that has a positive charge
- 6. the smallest particle of an element that still retains the properties of the element
- 8. uses the symbol for an element and dots representing the number of electrons in an element's outer energy level
- 9. horizontal row in the periodic table
- 12. sum of the number of protons and neutrons in an atom's nucleus
- 14. positively charged center of an atom that contains protons and neutrons and is surrounded by a cloud of electrons
Down
- 2. weighted-average mass of the mixture of an element's isotopes
- 3. number of proton in an atom's nucleus
- 4. particles surrounding the center of an atom that have a negative charge
- 7. organized list of all known elements that are arranged by increasing atomic number and by changes in chemical and physical properties
- 8. area around the nucleus of an atom where the atom's electrons are most likely to be found
- 10. atoms of the same element that have different number of neutrons
- 11. vertical column in the periodic table
- 13. neutral particle, composed of quarks, inside the nucleus of an atom
