Across
- 2. electrons that are involved in bond formation, usually those in an atom’s outer shell
- 4. The amount of solute that will dissolve in a specified volume or mass of solvent (at a given temperature) to produce a saturated solution
- 7. The elements in Group 1A of the periodic table, except for hydrogen
- 8. A pure substance composed of two or more elements chemically bonded in a definite, fixed ratio by mass
- 10. A type of matter composed of varying proportions of two or more substances that are just physically mixed, not chemically bonded
- 11. The vertical columns in the periodic table
- 13. The elements of Group 8A of the periodic table
- 18. The elements in Group 2A of the periodic table
- 19. An atom’s outer shell, which contains the valence electrons
- 21. The horizontal rows in the periodic table, organizing the elements on the basis of atomic numbers
- 23. The lanthanides and actinides, the two rows at the bottom of the periodic table, make up the inner transition elements
- 24. A mixture that is uniform throughout, also called a homogeneous mixture
- 25. The elements in Group 7A of the periodic table
Down
- 1. Those in Groups 1A through 8A in the periodic table
- 3. The amount of energy it takes to remove an electron from an atom
- 5. An atom, or chemical combination of atoms, that has a net electric charge because of a gain or loss of electrons
- 6. An electrically neutral particle composed of two or more atoms chemically bonded
- 9. An element whose atoms tend to gain (or share) electrons during chemical reactions
- 12. An element whose atoms tend to lose valence electrons during chemical reactions
- 14. The study of the composition and structure of matter (anything that has mass) and the chemical reactions by which substances are changed into other substances
- 15. A pure substance in which all the atoms have the same number of protons; that is, they have the same atomic number
- 16. The properties of elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers
- 17. The order of electrons in the energy levels of their atoms
- 20. The B group of elements in the periodic table
- 22. Two or more forms of the same element that have different bonding structures in the same physical phase.
