Across
- 5. the elements are listed in order of increasing atomic number.
- 6. electron the number of electrons present in the outermost energy shells
- 10. a horizontal row of the periodic table
- 11. section to the right of the metalloids
- 15. subatomic elementary particles located in the nucleus of every atom, except atoms of hydrogen
- 16. metal any of various chemical elements that have valence electrons—i.e., electrons that can participate in the formation of chemical bonds—in two shells instead of only one
- 18. most reactive non-metal
- 19. An element that is not a metal but that has some properties of metals
Down
- 1. mass the average mass of the atoms of an element measured in atomic mass unit
- 2. bond of complete transfer of valence electron(s) between atoms.
- 3. metal most reactive group
- 4. a positively charged particle that resides within the atomic nucleus
- 7. negatively charged particles of atom
- 8. bond that involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms
- 9. atomic mass unit
- 10. most reactive metal
- 12. a vertical column of the periodic table
- 13. section to the left of the metalloids
- 14. number is the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom
- 17. a particle of matter that uniquely defines a chemical element
