Across
- 2. - the total number of electrons that an atom (theoretically) either gains or loses when forming chemical bond
- 4. - negatively charged particle that orbits on the outer portions of an atom, has virtually no mass
- 6. - how easily a given element forms chemical bonds with other elements
- 9. - when the electrons of two atoms interact and stick the two atoms together
- 10. - more than one atom bonded together
- 11. - a group of electron orbitals with the same energy level
- 12. - what Preston says to himself every morning when he sees himself in the mirror
- 15. - Set of chemical formulas showing the beginning and resulting molecules involved in a given chemical reaction (e.g., C6H12O6 + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O + energy)
- 16. - a positively or negatively charged atom (i.e., an atom that either has more or less electrons than protons)
- 17. - 1 or 2 letter abbreviation for an atom/element (e.g., H, He, Fe, O, C, Cl, Ag, etc.)
- 19. - abbreviation showing the number and type of atoms contained in a given molecule/compound (i.e., it’s a combo of atomic formulas and numbers) (e.g., O2, NH3, H20, C6H12O6 etc.)
- 22. - the electron/s in the outermost shell of an atom that form chemical bonds with other atoms
Down
- 1. - substance made up on only one type of atom
- 3. - a process in which the atoms of one substance form (or break) chemical bonds with the atoms of another substance
- 5. - middle of the atom, contains virtually all of the mass of the atom
- 7. - the specific area around the nucleus of an atom where a given electron ‘orbits’
- 8. - word used when we’re talking about something related to electrons bonding
- 9. - study of how elements interact and combine to form molecules and compounds
- 13. - positively charged particle in the nucleus of an atom
- 14. - same type of atom/element, but with a different number of neutrons
- 17. - average mass of an atom/element and all its isotopes
- 18. - smallest particle of an element that still has the properties of that element
- 19. - more than one TYPE OF atom bonded together
- 20. - neutrally charged particle in the nucleus of an atom
- 21. - the number of _________ determines what type of atom/ element you have
