Across
- 3. the total distance from an atom's nucleus to the outermost orbital electron
- 6. horizontal row in the periodic table
- 8. a process that involves rearrangement of the molecular or ionic structure of a substance
- 10. the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom
- 12. rare gases that have great stability and a low reaction rate
- 14. positively charged particle in an atom
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- 1. negatively charged particle in an atom
- 2. good conductor of heat and electricity
- 3. the average mass of the atoms of an element measured in atomic mass unit
- 4. particle in an atom with no electric charge
- 5. the basic unit of a chemical element
- 7. vertical column in the periodic table
- 9. pure substance
- 11. elements that are not metals
- 13. the six chemical elements that make up group 1
