Across
- 3. The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom
- 4. Hg
- 6. Any substance that cannot be decomposed into simpler substances by ordinary chemical processes
- 9. The most abundant gas in the atmosphere
- 11. Subatomic particle with a negative charge and almost no mass
- 13. Zig-zag line of elements on the table; usually have variable properties
- 14. A gaseous chemical element that does not readily enter into chemical combination with other elements
- 16. Columns of a periodic table
- 18. Liquid, gas, or solid that dissolves during a reaction
- 20. Subatomic particle with a positive charge and equal mass to a neutron
- 21. The quantity of matter contained in an atom
Down
- 1. A basic unit of matter and the smallest unit of an element
- 2. Elements on the left side of the table; usually ductile and malleable
- 5. A science that deals with the composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the transformations that they undergo
- 7. The positively charged center of the atom consisting of protons and neutrons
- 8. Rows of a periodic table
- 10. Subatomic particle with the same mass as a proton; has no charge
- 12. The organized array of all the chemical elements in order of increasing atomic number
- 14. Elements of the right side of the table; usually poor conductors
- 15. Substance that dissolves other substances
- 17. Ag
- 19. An atom with a charge
