Chemistry Concepts Ch 4 Vocabulary

Edit Answers
1234567891011121314151617
Across
  1. 2. a vertical column of elements in the periodic table; elements in a group share chemical properties
  2. 8. one of the elements of Group 1 of the periodic table
  3. 10. _____ element is an element in the s-block or p-block of the periodic table
  4. 13. one of the elements of Group 17
  5. 15. _____ electron is found in the outermost shell of an atom and that determines the atom's chemical properties
  6. 16. a measure of the ability of an atom in a chemical compound to attract electrons
  7. 17. one of the metals that can use the inner shell before using the outer shell to bond
Down
  1. 1. the reduction of the attractive force between a positively charged nucleus and its outermost electrons due to the cancellation of some of the positive charge by the negative charge of the inner electrons
  2. 3. the law that states that the repeating chemical and physical properties of elements change periodically with the atomic numbers of the elements
  3. 4. one of the elements of Group 2 of the periodic table
  4. 5. a member of the rare-earth series of elements, whose atomic numbers range from 58 to 71
  5. 6. a horizontal row of elements in the periodic table
  6. 7. a solid or liquid mixture of two or more metals
  7. 9. the energy required for an electron to be removed from an atom
  8. 11. half the distance from center to center of two like atoms that are bonded together
  9. 12. an unreactive element of Group 18 of the periodic table
  10. 14. a member of the highly reactive and radioactive series of elements, whose atomic numbers range from 89 to 103