Across
- 4. _____electron- an electron in the outer layers of the electron cloud
- 5. ______elements- made in laboratories and nuclear reactors
- 9. ______elements- eight groups of elements in the periodic table
- 13. atomic_____-the number of protons in the nucleas of an atom of that element
- 15. _____gases- unreactive gases, always found on their own in nature
- 16. neutral charge, same mass as proton, in the nucleus
- 18. a substance that can make something happen faster but does not change itself
- 20. matter made of only one kind of atoms
Down
- 1. ______elements- groups 3 to 12 in the periodic table
- 2. row of elements in the periodic table whose properties change gradually and predictably
- 3. atomic_____-the weight of each element
- 6. ______cloud- a region surrounding the nucleus
- 7. an element that shares some properties with metals and some with nonmetals
- 8. contains elements that have similar or physical chemical properties
- 10. doesnt conduct electricity as well as a metal, but does conduct electricity better than a nonmetal
- 11. usually gases or brittle solids at room temperature and poor conductors of heat and electricity
- 12. _____Earth metals- fairly reactive metals, never found uncombined in nature
- 14. positively charged particle in nucleus
- 17. element that has luster, is a good conductor of heat and electricity, and is ductile
- 19. _____metals- highly reactive metals
