Across
- 5. chemical combination of two or more elements in a specific ratio
- 8. slow chemical change that occurs when oxygen in the air reacts with a metal
- 10. group 2 elements in the periodic table; their reactivity is not as strong as that of the alkali metals
- 14. invisible negatively charged particle that orbits the nucleus of an atom
- 16. chemical reaction that releases energy
- 18. pure substance formed when at least one metal and one non-metal combine
- 20. group 1 elements in the periodic table, not including hydrogen; the most reactive of the metals
- 21. of energy fundamental principle that energy cannot be created or destroyed
- 23. positively charged centre of an atom;contains protons and neutrons
- 24. number of protons in the nucleus of one atom of an element
- 25. group 17 elements in the periodic table; the most reactive non-metals
Down
- 1. new substance produced in a chemical reaction between reactants
- 2. the smallest part of an element that is representative of that element; a neutral particle made up of a nucleus containing protons and neutrons, and in which the number of electrons equals the number of protons
- 3. mass of one atom of an element calculated from the total number of protons,neutrons, and electrons of that atom; measured in atomic mass units (amu)
- 4. mogeneous mixture; mixture of two or more pure substances that looks like one substance
- 6. change of state from a solid to a gas or from a gas to a solid
- 7. positively charged particle in the nucleus of an atom
- 9. substance that reacts with another substance or substances in a chemical reaction to create new substances with different properties
- 11. chemical reaction that absorbs energy
- 12. pure substance that cannot be broken down into other substances; substance made up of only one type of atom
- 13. table in which the elements are organized by their physical and chemical properties
- 15. pure substance formed when non-metals combine
- 17. group 18 elements in the periodic table;the most stable and unreactive elements
- 19. orbit of electrons around the nucleus of an atom
- 22. atom that has become electrically charged because it has lost or gained electrons; a positive ion is an atom that has lost one or more electrons;a negative ion is an atom that has gained one or more electrons