Across
- 3. atomic ____ is the weighted average of the masses of the isotopes
- 4. ____ number is the number of protons an element has
- 6. ____ energy is greatest in gases and smallest in solids
- 10. when two or more atoms combine with a chemical bond this is formed
- 11. the portion of the universe that a scientist identifies for study
- 12. fundamental building blocks of matter
- 14. mass ______ is the total number of protons plus neutrons
- 15. the simplest form of matter that has a characteristic set of properties
Down
- 1. ____ mechanical model came from solutions to Schrodinger's equation
- 2. ____ electrons are electrons in the outermost energy shell - they are the most important electrons
- 5. _____ energy is potential energy stored in chemical bonds
- 7. the dense central core of an atom where protons and neutrons live
- 8. _____ symbol is one or two letters representing an element
- 9. (plural) atoms that have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons
- 13. anything that has mass and occupies space
