Atoms and Bonding Basics Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• mass number : total number of protons and neutrons
• neutron : a uncharged particle in an atom.
• sulfide : an ion of the element with 16 protons
• valence : the electrons on the outermost energy level of an atom furthest from the nucleus.
• atom : the smallest form of matter.
• ionic bond : bond formed between a metal and a nonmetal
• sulfur : an element with 16 protons
• two : the number of valence electrons that oxygen needs to gain to have an octet.
• energy levels : locations around the nucleus where electrons are found.
• atomic number : the number representing the number of protons and electrons.
• seventy four : the number of neutrons in iodine.
• isotope : atoms of an element with the same number of protons but different mass numbers.
• diatomic : the term that describes an element that exists in nature bonded to itself, example: h2, n2, cl2
• electron : particles found orbiting the nucleus.
• proton : positively charged particle in the nucleus
• compound : a substance that contains 2 or more elements chemically compound.
• transition metals : when naming compounds with these elements, you must use roman numerals to indicate their charge.
• non metals : elements that tend to form covalent bonds
• copper : an element with twenty nine electrons
• fifty : the amount of neutrons in strontium
• molecule : a group of atoms joined together by a covalent bond.