Not Just Any Stack of Blocks! Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Elements & Periodic Table has 32 clues. Answers range from 3 to 21 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
F-block
transition metals
“Can be pounded into sheets”
# valence on iodine
charge on oxygen ion
charge on potassium ion
Group 8A; _______ gases
Another name for row
name for column
yet another name for column
group 1A
alkali ________ metals
energy to “pluck” outermost electron
list the diatomics (memory tip!)
Paired elements
criteria for F of A in column
criteria for F of A across period = number of __________
How many valence on iron?
element that can be “tweeked” to act like M or NM
Semimetal
Below the stairs (not Harry Potter!)
separates M and NM
How many protons in potassium?
has mass = 51.9961
core electrons reducing effective nuclear charge
atomic _______
loss or gain of electrons
name for negative ion
like fluorine but with an extra e-
largest atom in 2nd period
he who stacked the blocks
element Mendeleev predicted w/o discovering
