Across
- 2. A pure chemical substance, which cannot be broken down into simpler substances, consisting of a single type of atom.
- 6. The number of protons and neutrons in an isotope.(2 words)
- 8. An interaction between substances whereby electrons are rearrange, transferred, or shared.(2 words)
- 11. The distance between the peak of one wave and the peak of the next wave.
- 12. A vertical column of elements on the periodic table. Also called a family.
- 13. A neutral particle within an atom's nucleus.
- 14. Another term for light.(2 words)
- 15. Specific wavelengths of emitted light that are characteristic of one element.(2 words)
- 16. The lowest possible energy level that an electron can occupy in an atom.(2 words)
Down
- 1. The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom.(2 words)
- 3. Atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons.
- 4. The dense, positively charged region within an atom that contains protons and neutrons.
- 5. An imaginary location that an electron can occupy in an atom.(2 words)
- 7. A negatively charge particle within an atom.
- 9. For an electron, any energy level higher in energy than its ground state.(2 words)
- 10. A horizontal row of elements on the periodic table.
