Across
- 4. a small particle in the nucleus of the atom with no electrical charge
- 6. showed that another particle, the neutron, exists in the nucleus of an atom
- 8. smallest particle of an element
- 10. the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom
- 14. An atom is neutral if the number of protons and __ equal in number
- 16. Atomic theory grew and changed as more __ was collected
- 18. the space taken up by the __ determine the size of an atom
- 19. English scientist thought that atoms were smooth hard balls that could not be broken into smaller pieces
Down
- 1. Carbon isotopes have different mass numbers but react the same __
- 2. a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA
- 3. __ model of the atom consisted of a central nucleus surrounded by electrons moving in specific orbits
- 5. a subatomic particle that has a negative charge
- 6. scientist that discovered electrons
- 7. atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons
- 9. a region of the atom in which electrons of the same energy are found
- 11. protons and neutrons make up most of the ___ of an atom
- 12. The modern atomic theory is based on the __
- 13. the sum of the number of neutrons and protons in an atomic nucleus
- 15. Gold and Silver are different because of the number of __
- 17. a subatomic particle that has a positive charge and is found in the nucleus
