Across
- 4. protons and neutrons are found in a small, positively charged center of the atom.
- 5. elements are arranged by increasing atomic number and by change in physical and chemical properties.
- 7. the vertical columns in the periodic table.
- 8. equal to a number in an atom.
- 9. uses the symbol of the element and dots to represent the electrons in the outer energy level.
- 13. particles with an electrical charge of 1-.
- 15. an atom is the sum of the number of protons and the number of neutrons in the nucleus of an atom.
Down
- 1. particles with an electrical charge of 1+.
- 2. of an element is the weighted-average mass of the mixture of its isotopes.
- 3. atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons.
- 6. the area around the nucleus of an atom where its electrons are most likely found.
- 10. the smallest piece of matter that still retains the property of the element.
- 11. the horizontal rows of elements increased on the periodic table.
- 12. protons and neutrons are made up of these smaller particles.
- 14. netural particles that do not have a electrical charge.
