Across
- 3. The sum of protons and neutrons
- 4. The collumns of the periodic table
- 5. An organized chart that lists all known chemical elements in order of increasing atomic number
- 7. The smallest particle of an element that retains the element's properties
- 9. They are the stair-step line
- 12. Right of the stair-step line(plus Hydrogen
- 13. Particles in the nucleus that are electrically charged
- 14. Left of the stair-step line(except Hydrogen)
- 16. Area around the nucleus of an atom where electrons are most likely to be found
- 17. Particles in the nucleus with a positive charge
- 18. The electrons located in the outermost part of the electron shell
- 19. The positively charged center of the atom
Down
- 1. A strong force of attraction that holds together oppositely charged ions
- 2. Particles with a negative charge that occupy the space around the nucleus
- 3. The most reactive group of metals;softer than most metals
- 6. Group 2 metals, but less reactive than group 1
- 8. The rows of the periodic table
- 10. An atom or molecule that has an electric charge due to the lose or gain of electrons
- 11. Atoms of the same element that have different number of neutrons
- 15. the number of protons an atom has
