Across
- 2. Tendency of a substance to react chemically with water (e.g., sodium reacting explosively).
- 8. The ability of a substance to chemically combine with oxygen (e.g., iron forming rust).
- 9. The ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance.
- 10. The slow reaction of iron with oxygen and moisture to form oxides.
- 12. The ability of a substance to allow electricity to flow through it.
- 16. what you can measure or observe directly (no new substance formed)
- 18. Reaction of certain metals like silver with air or moisture to form a dull surface layer.
- 20. The smell a substance gives off.
- 21. how it behaves/reacts (new substances form)
- 23. The ability of a substance to ignite quickly and burn rapidly at normal temperatures.
- 24. The ability of a substance to transfer heat.
Down
- 1. The ease with which a substance can catch fire and continue burning.
- 2. How a substance reacts when exposed to a base (e.g., acid–base neutralization).
- 3. The mass per unit volume of a substance.
- 4. The flavor of a substance (though testing this is unsafe in chemistry).
- 5. How a substance reacts when exposed to an acid (e.g., metal + HCl → hydrogen gas).
- 6. The temperature at which a solid changes into a liquid.
- 7. The temperature at which a liquid changes into a gas.
- 11. The ability of a substance to attract or repel other materials due to a magnetic field.
- 13. The visual appearance of a substance as perceived by the eye.
- 14. The spontaneous breakdown of an unstable atomic nucleus, releasing radiation.
- 15. Resistance of a substance to being scratched or deformed.
- 17. The degree to which a substance can damage living tissue through chemical interactions.
- 19. Gradual destruction of a material (usually metal) by chemical reaction with its environment.
- 22. The amount of energy released as heat when a substance undergoes complete combustion with oxygen.
