bonding elements Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Chemical Bonding & Reactions has 12 clues. Answers range from 3 to 15 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
Atoms that gain electrons and have a negative (-) charge.
Atoms that lose electrons and have a positive (+) charge.
Bond This is the type of bond where electrons are shared between atoms.
Type of bond where atoms give electrons to other atoms and there is an attraction between oppositely-charged ions.
Atoms with either a positive (+) or negative (-) electrical charge.
These touch the staircase in the periodic table and have properties of both metals and non metals.
These are found to the left of the staircase and form ionic bonds with non-metals. They give away electrons and become positive (+) charged. Except for Hydrogen.
These are found to the right of the staircase and form covalent bonds with each other, or take electrons away from metals to form ionic bonds and become negative (-) charged.
Atoms want to have eight (8) electrons in their outer shell to become stable.
The total number of electrons that an atom either gains or loses in order to form a chemical bond with another atom.
The electrons found in the outermost shell of an atom. This is where the chemical reactions and bonding takes place.
The outermost shell of an atom.
