Across
- 4. a pure substance made of only one kind of atom
- 5. the smallest particle of an element that can exist and still have the properties of that element
- 7. the amount of time that it takes for half of the atoms of a radioactive nuclide to decay
- 10. atoms of the same element that differ in the number of neutrons
- 12. composed mostly of protons and neutrons in the nucleus
- 15. a non evenly distributed mixture
- 16. a substance that is made from the atoms of two or more elements that are chemically combined
- 18. the spontaneous disintegration of the nucleus
- 19. the process by which the approximate age of an object is determined based on the amount of certain radioactive nuclides present
- 20. a change in which one or more substances are converted into different substances
Down
- 1. the amount of space something takes up
- 2. evenly distributed mixture
- 3. 2nd weakest type of radiation
- 6. strongest type of radiation
- 8. a change in a substance that does not involve a change in the identity of a substance
- 9. weakest type of radiation
- 11. when two or more pure substances combine physically
- 13. anything that has mass and volume
- 14. protons,neutrons, and electrons
- 17. a measure of the amount of matter in an object
