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- 4. a substance that cannot be separated or broken down into simpler substances by chemical means
- 5. a substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds
- 8. a vertical column of elements in the periodic table
- 9. an element that conducts heat and electricity poorly
- 12. type of metal that is easily combined
- 14. bond between a metal and a nonmetal
- 15. a unit of mass that describes the mass of an atom or a molecule
- 16. an element that is shiny and that conducts heat and electricity well
- 18. a subatomic particle that has a positive charge and that is found in the nucleus of an atom
- 20. bond between a nonmetal and a nonmetal
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- 1. name for the most important elements
- 2. a subatomic particle that has a negative charge
- 3. a horizontal row of elements in the periodic table
- 6. bond between a metal and a metal
- 7. a subatomic particle that has no charge and is found in the nucleus of an atom
- 10. element that have have properties of both metals and nonmetals
- 11. number of protons and neutrons in an atom
- 12. the mass of an atom expressed in atomic mass units
- 13. an atom that has the same number of protons as other atom of the same element do but that has a different number of neutrons
- 17. makes up the universe
- 19. in physical science an atoms central region which is made up of protons and neutrons
