Across
- 3. the area around the nucleus where electrons are most likely to be found
- 6. the horizontal rows on the periodic table
- 9. an atom with a positive electric charge
- 11. subatomic particle with no charge
- 15. this tells you the number of protons an element has
- 16. elements that have luster, are malleable, and ductile
- 17. the #protons + #neutrons
- 18. atoms are electrically ___
- 20. the vertical columns on the periodic table
Down
- 1. ___ electrons are in the outermost level
- 2. elements that are brittle and poor conductors
- 4. subatomic particle with a positive charge
- 5. the positively charged central part of an atom
- 7. subatomic particle with a negative charge
- 8. an atom that has an electric charge
- 10. the smallest part of matter that still retains the properties of that element
- 12. matter made of only one type of atom
- 13. an atom with a negative electric charge
- 14. elements found on either side of the staircase
- 19. most atoms are stable with this many valence electrons
