Across
- 3. - an ion with a positive charge
- 4. - an ion with a negative charge
- 6. - an atom or group of atoms that has an electric charge due to an unequal number of protons and neutrons
- 7. - the measure of how much an atom wants to gain an electron
- 8. - an electron located in the outermost shell of an atom
Down
- 1. - the measure of an atom's ability to attract a shared pair of electrons towards itself within a chemical bond
- 2. - the process by which a neutral atom or molecule gains or loses electrons.
- 4. - Measures an atom's size
- 5. - the minimum amount of energy required to remove an electron from a neutral atom in its gaseous state