Across
- 4. the process by which a substance changes directly from its solid state to its gas state without becoming a liquid.
- 8. the number of protons in an atom
- 9. an element that has properties of both metals and nonmetals.
- 12. a graphic organizer of all of the elements arranged by atomic number, that shows the patterns in their properties.
- 14. the central region of an atom that contains the protons and neutrons.
- 15. a solid mixture composed of metals and one or more substances
- 16. anything that has mass and takes up space.
- 17. mass the average mass of the atoms of that element
- 19. a substance that cannot be broken down into a simpler substance by ordinary chemical changes; only consist of one type of atom.
Down
- 1. the spontaneous breakdown and emission of radiation in the form of particles or high energy photons
- 2. the smallest particle of an element that has the chemical properties of that element
- 3. the total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom
- 5. a horizontal row in the periodic table
- 6. a vertical column in the periodic table of the elements; these elements have similar properties.
- 7. a group of atoms that are held together by covalent bonds.
- 10. a particle located in the nucleus of an atom that has no charge.
- 11. an element that tends to be dull, brittle, and is not a good conductor of electricity and heat.
- 13. a negatively charged particle located outside of the atom’s nucleus
- 18. a substance made up of two or more different types of atoms bonded together
