General Chemistry Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• actinide series: general name given to the elements with atomic numbers 89 to 103 **
• alkali metals: general name given to group one elements**
• atomic number: number of protons in an atom **
• boyles law: law that states that for a fixed amount of gas at a constant temperature, the volume of the gas is inversely proportional to the pressure of the gas **
• catalyst: substance that changes the rate of a reaction without being consumed in the reaction
• cation: ion with a positive charge
• charles law: law that states when pressure is held constant, the volume of a gas is proportional to the temperature of a gas **
• chemical equation: representation of a chemical reaction that uses symbols and numbers to show the relationship between reactants and products **
• coefficient: in a chemical equation, a whole number that indicates two or more particles is needed/produced in the reaction
• condensation: change in state from a gas to a liquid
• covalent bond: bond formed when atoms share one or more pairs of electrons **
• electron: subatomic particle with negligible mass and a negative one charge
• equilibrium: state in which rate of the forward chemical reaction is equal to the rate of the reverse reaction
• exothermic: chemical reaction that releases heat into the environment
• halogens: name of the group of elements that contain fluorine, chlorine, and iodine
• isotope: atom that has the same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons
• melting: change in state from a solid to a liquid
• orbital: region in an atom where there is a high probability of finding an electron
• period: name given to a horizontal row on the periodic table
• reactant: general name for compounds on the left side of a chemical equation
• sublimation: change in state where a solid changes into a gas
• alpha particle: name of the radioactive particle with a mass of four and a charge of positive two **