Across
- 5. The average mass of all the isotopes of an element
- 10. a property used to describe a material that can be pounded into shapes
- 11. a machine that moves atomic nuclei at higher and higher speeds until they crash into one another, sometimes forming heavier elements
- 12. A row on the periodic table (there are 7)
- 13. A chart of the elements showing the repeating pattern of their properties
- 16. An element characterized by physical properties that include shininess, malleability, ductility, and conductivity.
- 17. a property used to describe a material that can be drawn into a long wire
Down
- 1. the gradual wearing away of a metal element due to a chemical reaction (chemical property)
- 2. the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom
- 3. A molecule consisting of atoms of the same element (02)
- 4. A substance that can conduct electricity under some conditions (temperature, pressure, etc)
- 6. a column of elements with similar properties on the Periodic Table (there are 18)
- 7. an element that has properties of both metals and nonmetals
- 8. a property used to describe the ability to transfer heat or electricity to another object
- 9. an element characterized by physical properties that include dull, brittle and poor conductivity
- 14. a chemical property used to describe the ease and speed at which an element combines, or reacts, with other elements or compounds
- 15. A mixture of two or more metals, one of which is a metal
