Across
- 4. Extremely soft metals
- 8. This element is in the halogens group
- 11. Ion with a +1 charge
- 13. Ionic charge
- 16. Nonmetals become ___ ions; called anions
- 17. Metals become ____ ions; called cations
- 18. This element is in the noble gases group
- 19. This element is in the alkaline earth metals group
- 21. a very simplified representation of the valence shell electrons in a molecule.
- 23. Most reactive nonmetals
- 24. This element is in the alkali metals group
- 25. The number of the charge depends on how many ___
- 26. also known as "rare earth metals"
- 28. the periodic table is organized into ___
Down
- 1. The electrons in the outermost shell, or energy level, of an atom.
- 2. alkali metals react with ___ to make strong bases
- 3. Better conductor than nonmetals but not metals
- 5. This element is in the halogens group
- 6. Type of metals that oxidize in air
- 7. Non Metals are very ___
- 9. Hydrogen charge
- 10. the graph the elements are organized on
- 12. type of metals that are the best conductors of heat and electricity
- 14. react violently with the most nonmetals
- 15. Who created the first periodic Table
- 20. Matals are good ____ of heat and electricity
- 22. Have characteristics colors when excited
- 27. an atom or molecule with a net electric charge due to the loss or gain of one or more electrons.