Across
- 2. elements 57-71 on the periodic table which are rare earth metals
- 6. the elements that have properties of both metals and nonmetals
- 11. the area around the center of an atom where negatively charged particles circulate
- 12. elements 89-103 on the periodic table which are all radioactive
- 13. an atom of the same element that has a different number of neutrons
- 15. an atom that gains or loses one or more electrons
- 16. a vertical column on the periodic table
- 17. 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
- 19. positively charged particles
- 22. the center of an atom
- 23. the process by which atoms produce energy and particles
- 24. the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom
Down
- 1. the process by which unstable atoms become more stable by emitting particles and radiation
- 3. the elements to the right side of the periodic table which have properties that are the opposite of metals
- 4. group 17 on the periodic table which is very reactive with groups 1 and 2
- 5. group 2 on the periodic table which is reactive with group 17, but less reactive than group 1
- 7. uncharged or neutrally charged particles
- 8. group 1 on the periodic table which is very reactive with group 17
- 9. groups 3-12 on the periodic table which are good conductors
- 10. an atom that gains one or more electrons
- 11. negatively charged particles
- 14. an atom that loses one or more electrons
- 18. the total number of protons and neutrons in an atom's nucleus (use the abbreviation)
- 20. a horizontal row on the periodic table
- 21. most of the elements on the periodic table which have properties that are the opposite of nonmetals