Across
- 2. a positively charged subatomic particle in the nucleus of an atom
- 3. a vertical column of elements in the periodic table
- 5. atom or a group of atoms that has lost or gained one or more electrons and therefore has a net electric charge
- 7. subatomic particle in the nucleus of an atom
- 8. an ion with a positive charge
- 9. number the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom
- 11. a negatively charged subatomic particle found in the energy level of an atom
- 12. the total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom
- 13. law the properties of elements tend to repeat in a regular pattern when elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic number
Down
- 1. an ion with a negative charge
- 4. period a horizontal row of elements in the periodic table
- 6. region in an atom where there is a high probability of finding electrons
- 7. the center of the atom
- 9. the smallest particle that has the properties of an element
- 10. any atoms having the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons
