Across
- 2. An atom that has become electrically charged.
- 5. The staircase that separates metals from nonmetals begins below this element.
- 6. Can be pounded into shapes.
- 9. Can be pulled into a wire.
- 11. Group 2 elements.
- 13. The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom.
- 15. A subatomic particle with a negative charge.
- 18. This group consists of very unreactive gases.
- 19. The number of groups in the periodic table.
- 21. An atom with the same number of protons and a different number of neutrons from other atoms of the same element.
- 24. An element that is dull and brittle.
- 25. The law that states that the properties of elements repeat as a function of their atomic numbers.
- 27. Most nonmetals are in this state at room temperature.
- 29. The central core of an atom.
Down
- 1. The first alkali metal.
- 3. A liquid nonmetal.
- 4. He created the first periodic table.
- 7. An element that is shiny and conductive.
- 8. A subatomic particle with no electrical charge.
- 10. Elements that have both metal and nonmetal characteristics.
- 12. The process in which two atomic nuclei combine.
- 14. The sum of protons and neutrons in the nucleus.
- 16. A subatomic particle with a positive charge.
- 17. Another name for a group.
- 20. Group 17 elements.
- 22. Horizontal rows in the periodic table.
- 23. A liquid metal.
- 26. Most metals are in this state.
- 28. The number of periods in the periodic table.