Across
- 2. anything that has mass and takes up space
- 5. the smallest unit of an element that maintains the chemical properties of that element
- 6. of State the change of a substance from one physical state to another
- 9. an element that has properties of both metals and nonmetals and is sometimes referred to as a semiconductor
- 12. Property a characteristic of a substance that does not involve a chemical change such as density, hardness or color
- 13. an element that conducts heat and electricity poorly and that does not form positive ions in an electrolytic solution
- 15. a vertical column of the periodic table
- 17. the state of matter that has a definite volume but not a definite shape
- 18. the state of matter in which the volume and shape of a substance are fixed
Down
- 1. a form of matter that does not have a definite volume or shape
- 3. a substance or molecule that participates in a chemical reaction
- 4. an element that is shiny and that conducts heat and electricity well
- 6. a substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds
- 7. a vertical column of elements in the periodic table that share similar chemical properties
- 8. the scientific study of the composition, structure and properties of matter and the changes that it undergoes
- 10. Property a property of matter that describes a substances ability to participate in chemical reactions
- 11. a substance that cannot be separated or broken down into simpler substances by chemical means
- 14. a measure of the amount of matter in an object
- 16. a horizontal row of elements in the periodic table
