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- 2. a horizontal row of the periodic table
- 4. person who made discoveries of the electron and radioactivity led to different models for the structure of the atom
- 6. the development of the idea of atoms and their structure
- 8. equivalent to the number of protons and neutrons in the atom
- 9. a solid material that is typically hard, shiny, malleable, and ductile, with good electrical and thermal conductivity
- 11. negatively charged subatomic particle
- 13. a substance that takes part in and undergoes change during a reaction.
- 15. an outer shell electron that is associated with an atom
- 17. molecules composed of atoms from more than one element held together by chemical bonds
- 20. skewed number of protons and electrons
- 24. an element incapable of forming simple positive ions in solution
- 25. the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units
- 26. most reactive families on the periodic table
- 28. believed empty space didn’t exist and all matter was made of the four elements
- 29. a material made up of two or more different substances which are mixed but are not combined chemically
- 30. made of protons and neutrons, the center of an atom
- 31. when proton and neutron count of an element stays the same but the electron count varies
- 32. credited with the discovery and identification of the electron; and with the discovery of the first subatomic particle
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- 1. column of elements in the periodic table
- 2. a table of the chemical elements arranged in order of atomic number
- 3. neutral subatomic particle
- 5. mixture having a non-uniform composition
- 7. area where electrons orbit the nucleus of an atom
- 10. positively charged subatomic particle
- 12. person who made a more abstract theory of matter and named the term "atomos" or "atoms" to label the particles
- 14. to undergo a chemical reaction with another atom, molecule, or compound
- 16. system is neither created nor destroyed by chemical reactions or physical transformations
- 18. Ancient Greek philosopher remembered today for his idea of the atomic theory
- 19. substances that are made of only one type of atom or only one type of molecule
- 21. the father of nuclear physics
- 22. mixture that has the same proportions of its components throughout any given sample
- 23. an element whose properties are intermediate between those of metals and solid nonmetals
- 27. atoms having the same number of protons in their atomic nuclei
