Across
- 2. Numbers- are the positive or negative numbers assigned to an element to show its ability to combine with other elements to form a compound.
- 4. Diagram: Uses a symbol of the element and dots to represent the electrons in the outer level.
- 5. Stable: An atom is stable (will not bond) if its outer level is filled with electrons. An element wants to be stable.
- 7. Atoms: Atoms that covalently bond with
- 9. A way to write a compound with the elements chemical symbols.
Down
- 1. Bond: Atoms can lose, gain, and share electrons in an effort to become stable.
- 3. Bonds: A force between oppositely charged particles.
- 5. Two elements combine chemically to form a new substance.
- 6. A charged particle.
- 8. Bonds: A force of attraction between atoms when they share electrons.