Across
- 3. Subatomic particle with a negative (-)charge located outside the nucleus.
- 6. mixture which is not uniform throughout, the component substances can be visibly distinguished.
- 7. the basic building block of matter.
- 8. physical combinations of two or more different substances.
- 9. the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom, which determines the chemical properties of an element and its place in the periodic table.
- 11. a column in the periodic table of the chemical elements
- 13. the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units. It is approximately equivalent to the number of protons and neutrons in the atom
- 14. Subatomic particle with a positive (+) charge located in the nucleus (center) of an atom.
- 15. the horizontal rows on the periodic table
Down
- 1. electrons in the outermost shell of an atom, and that can participate in the formation of a chemical bond
- 2. Pure substance that is made up of two or more types of atoms/elements that are chemically bonded together
- 4. Pure substances, made of one type of atom, that cannot be changed into simpler substances.
- 5. abbreviations used in chemistry, mainly for chemical elements
- 6. mixture which is uniform throughout, the substances are evenly mixed and cannot be visibly distinguished.
- 10. Subatomic particle with no charge (neutral charge) located in the nucleus of an atom.
- 12. anything that has mass and takes up space.
