Across
- 6. anything that has mass and takes up space
- 7. elements that have some properties of metals and some properties of nonmetals
- 8. The average mass of the nucleus of that element.
- 9. A subatomic particle with no charge located at the center of an atom.
- 11. Repeating rows of the periodic table that demonstrate patterns of how elements are arranged.
- 12. Elements that are good conductors of electricity and thermal energy and are often solid at room temperature.
- 13. Elements arranged in vertical columns of the periodic table that share the same properties.
- 15. the basic particle from which all elements are made
- 16. An abbreviation for the name of an element on the periodic table.
Down
- 1. a group of two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds
- 2. The number of protons in the nucleus of each element.
- 3. located in the outermost shell of an atom
- 4. A positively charged subatomic particle located at the center of an atom.
- 5. a pure substance that cannot be broken down into any other substance by chemical or physical means
- 10. A subatomic particle of an atom that is negatively charged and orbits the nucleus extremely fast.
- 14. an element that lacks most of the properties of a metal
