Across
- 5. Are all in group 18 and don’t like to form compounds with other elements. Non-reactive.
- 8. Used to classify and organize elements and predict properties of elements.
- 10. These elements are found around the staircase on the periodic table.
- 11. Are all in group 17 and like to combine with metals to form salts.
Down
- 1. Along the top of the periodic table are _____, which are numbered vertical columns
- 2. Are gas or brittle solids at room temperature (no dash in answer!)
- 3. Are all in group 1 of the periodic table and react with water.
- 4. Are good conductors
- 6. Share characteristics with both metals and non-metals.
- 7. Pure substance made of only one type of atom that cannot be broken down chemically or physically. Pure gold is an example.
- 9. Pure substance, made of two or more types of atoms, which cannot be broken down physically, but can be broken down chemically into elements. Water is an example.
