Across
- 3. minimum amount of energy required to move an electron from an atom in the gaseous state
- 7. odorless and colorless
- 8. chemical element with properties of both metals and nonmetals
- 9. reduction in the effective nuclear charge on the electron cloud
- 12. produce ionic compounds known as salts
- 13. measure of the size of an atom
- 14. 18 of these in the Periodic Table
- 15. hard, metallic-looking solids
Down
- 1. the electrons in the outermost shell
- 2. example: 2s2, 2p4
- 4. any of the six chemical elements that make up group 1a of the periodic table
- 5. form 'alkaline' metal solutions
- 6. best known for formulating the Periodic Law
- 10. soft, often colorful
- 11. 7 of these in the Periodic Table
