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- 2. Group 18 elements, very stable and unreactive.
- 4. The scientist who arranged the periodic table by atomic number.
- 6. in Group 1 that are highly reactive with water.
- 8. central part of an atom that contains protons and neutrons.
- 9. Elements in Group 17, known as “salt formers.”
- 10. Elements on the left side of the table that are shiny and good conductors of heat and electricity.
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- 1. charged particles found outside the nucleus.
- 2. The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom.
- 3. most abundant element in the universe, atomic number 1.
- 5. Vertical columns on the periodic table.
- 7. The horizontal rows of the periodic table.
- 8. Smallest particle of an element that retains its identity.
- 9. that have properties of both metals and nonmetals.
