Across
- 3. a system for arranging the chemical elements
- 5. a particle like an atom that has lost or gained electrons
- 7. has a neutral charge
- 8. center of an atom
- 10. building block of matter
- 12. has a negative charge
- 13. a pure substance that is made from a single type of atom
- 14. represents an element
- 16. has a positive charge
Down
- 1. a group of atoms that have a full outer shell of electrons
- 2. atoms of an element that have the same number of protons and electrons, but a different number of neutrons
- 4. the area around an atom's nucleus where electrons are most likely to be found
- 6. the total mass of particles of matter in an atom
- 9. electrons are located in this area
- 11. the number of protons in an atom
- 15. the amount of matter in an object
