Elements and chemical reactions: unit vocabulary Crossword

Column of the periodic table, which contains elements with similar properties.
Row of the periodic table that contains elements ranging from metals on the left to metalloids and to nonmetals on the right.
Table of elements arranged by increasing atomic number (modern) or by increasing atomic mass (Mendeleev’s).
Class of elements that are good conductors of electricity.
Class of elements that do not conduct electricity.
Class of elements that have some properties of metals and some properties of nonmetals.
A combination of two or more substances in any proportion.
Type of mixture that has the same composition throughout.
A unique substance that forms when two or more elements combine chemically.
The general term used to describe any atoms that are connected by chemical bonds.
Process in which some substances, called reactants, change chemically into different substances, called products.
Substance produced in a chemical reaction.
Substance that starts a chemical reaction.
Balance between opposing changes, such as the forward and reverse directions of a chemical reaction.
Means "releasing heat."
Means "taking in heat."
Law stating that energy cannot be created or destroyed in chemical reactions or energy conversions.
Adenosine triphosphate; usable form of energy inside the cell.
Process of breaking down glucose to obtain energy in the form of ATP.
Simple sugar with the chemical formula C6H12O6; a product of photosynthesis.
Simple sugar, such as glucose, that is a building block of carbohydrates.
Large carbohydrate usually containing hundreds or thousands of monosaccharides.
Large, complex carbohydrate; found in foods such as vegetables and grains; broken down by the body into sugars that provide energy.