Physical Science Vocabulary Midterm

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Across
  1. 3. electrostatic attraction that forms between atoms when they share or transfer valence electron
  2. 6. any change in matter that does not alter its chemical or nuclear composition
  3. 10. a particle consisting of two or more atoms covalently bonded together
  4. 11. the total number of particles found in the nucleus of a particular isotope of an element
  5. 14. a row in the periodic table of elements
  6. 16. region within an atom where an electron will most probably be located (quantum mechanical model)
  7. 18. a measure of an elements ability to attract and hold electrons when bonded to other atoms
  8. 21. an atom with balanced electrical charges
  9. 25. the space enclosed or occupied by an object
  10. 26. the change in state directly from a gas to a solid without condensing first
  11. 29. a charged atom or group of atoms that has gained or lost electrons, producing an unequal number of protons and electrons
  12. 30. the force of gravity acting on the matter in an object
  13. 31. the change of state from a liquid to a solid
  14. 32. the circular path of an electron around the nucleus (Bohr model)
  15. 34. the building block of all matter
  16. 36. a positively charged ion
  17. 38. the attraction between atoms and their collectively shared valence electrons
  18. 42. the chemical property indicating to what degree a material reacts with another substance
  19. 44. a subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atoms and having a positive charge
  20. 45. a column of elements in the periodic table having similar valence electrons arrangement
  21. 46. the distance from the center of an atoms nucleus to its outermost energy level
  22. 47. a chemical bond formed when an atom transfers valence electrons
Down
  1. 1. the change of state from a liquid to a gas
  2. 2. anything that has mass and occupies space
  3. 4. the relativity fast form of vaporization
  4. 5. a physical combination of two or more substances in a changeable ratio
  5. 7. a pure substance that consists of atom is with the same atomic number
  6. 8. a property of a substance that describes how its chemical identity changes in the presence of another substance or under certain conditions
  7. 9. an atom of an element that has a different number of neutrons than other atoms of that element
  8. 12. the change in state directly from a solid to a gas without melting first
  9. 13. a mixture that does not have a uniform appearance since the combined substances are unevenly distributed
  10. 15. the minimum amount of energy required to remove the first electron from the outermost shell of a neutral atom
  11. 17. an electron in the outermost energy level of a neutral atom
  12. 19. a chemical bond formed as a result of two atoms sharing valence electrons
  13. 20. the relatively slow form of vaporization
  14. 21. a subatomic particle found in the nucleus of most atoms that has no electrical charge
  15. 22. the mass of an atom expressed in atomic mass units; the weighted average of all the masses of the naturally occurring isotopes
  16. 23. a mixture that has a uniform appearance throughout
  17. 24. anything about a substance that can be observed or measured without altering its chemical composition
  18. 27. the mass per unit volume of an object
  19. 28. the unique number of protons found in every atom of a particular element
  20. 33. the change of state from a gas to a liquid
  21. 35. the change of state from a solid to a liquid
  22. 36. a pure substance consisting of atoms of two or more elements that are chemically combined in a fixed ratio
  23. 37. converting between units by multiplying a fraction
  24. 39. the smallest of the main subatomic particles found outside the nucleus with a negative charge
  25. 40. moving the decimal left to right to convert between units
  26. 41. the unequal distribution of electric charge in a covalent bond
  27. 43. a change that alters the chemical composition of a substance
  28. 46. a negatively charged ion