Across
- 1. a vertical column on the periodic table
- 3. the center of an atom
- 7. the area around the center of an atom where negatively charged particles circulate
- 11. the elements to the right side of the periodic table which have properties that are the opposite of metals
- 12. elements 89-103 on the periodic table which are all radioactive
- 15. the elements that have properties of both metals and nonmetals
- 17. group 1 on the periodic table which is very reactive with group 17
- 20. an atom that gains one or more electrons
- 21. uncharged or neutrally charged particles
- 22. an atom of the same element that has a different number of neutrons
- 23. the total number of protons and neutrons in an atom's nucleus (use the abbreviation)
- 24. the process by which atoms produce energy and particles
Down
- 2. an atom that loses one or more electrons
- 4. the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom
- 5. with groups 1 and 2
- 6. a horizontal row on the periodic table
- 8. elements 57-71 on the periodic table which are rare earth metals
- 9. negatively charged particles
- 10. the process by which unstable atoms become more stable by emitting particles and radiation
- 13. most of the elements on the periodic table which have properties that are the opposite of metals
- 14. groups 3-12 on the periodic table which are good conductors
- 16. group 17 on the periodic table which is very
- 17. group 2 on the periodic table which is reactive with group 17, but less reactive than group 1
- 18. positively charged particles
- 19. group 18 on the periodic table which is very stable, colorless and odorless, and also called inert gases because they almost never react with other elements
- 25. an atom that gains or loses one or more electrons