Across
- 2. A chart of the elements showing the repeating pattern of their properties
- 4. a vertical column of elements in the periodic table
- 7. capable of being shaped
- 9. the gradual wearing away of a metal element due to a chemical reaction
- 10. the ability to move or transmit an impulse
- 11. a machine that moves atomic nuclei at higher and higher speeds until they crash into one another, sometimes forming heavier elements
- 14. an element that is shiny and that conducts heat and electricity well
- 15. A term used to describe a material that can be pulled out into a long wire.
- 16. an element that has properties of both metals and nonmetals
Down
- 1. A molecule consisting of two atoms
- 2. A horizontal row of elements in the periodic table
- 3. A mixture of two or more metals
- 5. A substance that can conduct electricity under some conditions
- 6. The average mass of all the isotopes of an element
- 8. the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom
- 12. The ease and speed with which an element combines, or reacts, with other elements and compounds.
- 13. an element that conducts heat and electricity poorly
