Across
- 3. particles with a negative 1 charge
- 4. neutral particles that have o charge
- 7. small positively charged center of the atom, contains the protons and neutrons
- 9. the elements are arranged by increasing atomic number and by changed in physical and chemical properties
- 10. the number of protons in the element
- 12. area around. the nucleus of an atom where its electrons are most likely found
- 13. protons and neutrons are made of even smaller particles
Down
- 1. the weighted-average mass of the mixture of its isotopes
- 2. atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons, different mass numbers
- 5. the sum of the protons and the neutrons in the element
- 6. the horizontal rows in the periodic table
- 8. uses the symbol of the element and dots to represent the electrons in the outer energy level
- 9. particles with a positive 1 charge
- 10. the smallest piece of matter that still retains the properties of the element
- 11. the vertical columns in the periodic table
