Across
- 2. A pure substance made up of chemically combined atoms in a fixed ratio
- 4. Has mass and takes up space
- 7. Columns on the Periodic Table
- 10. The average mass of atoms of an element, calculated using the relative abundance of isotopes in a naturally-occurring element.
- 12. Unstable isotopes that decay by releasing radiation
- 15. Neutral particle in the nucleus of the atom
- 16. A table containing all the known elements in order of atomic number
- 19. An impure substance made up of pure substances physically mixed.
- 20. Elements on the right side of the Periodic Table
- 21. Radiactive decay made up of gamma rays
- 22. Levels where electrons are found
- 23. Negative particle of the atom that orbits the nucleus
- 24. Atoms with the same atomic number and different mass number
- 25. The time taken for the radioactivity of a specified isotope to fall to half its original value.
Down
- 1. The dense centre of an atom containing protons and neutrons
- 3. Also called semi-metals, have some properties of both metals and non-metals
- 5. Building blocks of matter
- 6. The mass of an atom calculated by adding the number of neutrons to the number of protons for an atom
- 8. Positive particle in the nucleus of an atom
- 9. Elements on the left side of the Periodic Table
- 10. Radioactive decay made up of a helium nucleus
- 11. Radiation released due to the decay of the nucleus of an atom
- 13. The number of protons in an atom of a particular element
- 14. Rows on the Periodic Table
- 17. Radioactive decay made up of an electron
- 18. An atom that has lost or gained electrons
