Across
- 3. a horizontal row in the periodic table.
- 5. the number of protons contained in each nucleus of its atoms of the element.
- 7. a chart that organizes information about all of the known elements according to their atomic number.
- 8. an element or substance that conducts heat and electricity, is malleable and ductile and has low ionization energy and low electronegativity values.
- 10. a substance that cannot be broken down into a simpler substance by ordinary chemical means.
- 11. an atom that has gained or lost one or more electrons.
Down
- 1. a vertical column on the periodic table.
- 2. describes how likely an element is to form bonds with other elements.
- 4. electrons that are located in the outermost energy level of an atom.
- 6. the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of one atom of the element.
- 9. the smallest unit of an element that has all of the properties of the element.
