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2. ELEMENTS
What do we call the pure
substances that make up the
different types of atoms in the
world around us?

3. By increasing ATOMIC
NUMBER or ATOMIC MASS
How are the ELEMENTS
arranged in the
PERIODIC TABLE?

4. PROTONS & NEUTRONS
What TWO SUBATOMIC
PARTICLES are found in the
CENTER of EVERY ATOM?

5. ATOMIC NUMBER
On the PERIODIC TABLE, what
tells us the NUMBER of
PROTONS or ELECTRONS in
one ATOM of an ELEMENT?

6. ATOMIC MASS
What tells us the number of
PROTONS AND NEUTRONS in
ONE ATOM of an ELEMENT?

7. SOLIDS
In what STATE OF MATTER do
most ELEMENTS exist at
ROOM TEMPERATURE?

8. LIQUIDS
In what STATE OF MATTER do
the LEAST NUMBER of
ELEMENTS exist?

9. METALS
What TYPE of substances are
MOST ELEMENTS on the
PERIODIC TABLE?

10. GASES
What STATE OF MATTER are
MOST of the NONMETALS?

11. PERIODS
What do we call the ROWS of
the PERIODIC TABLE which
tell us how many ENERGY
SHELLS an ATOM has?

12. GROUPS
What do we call the COLUMNS
in the PERIODIC TABLE which
tell us how many ELECTRONS
are in the outermost SHELL?

13. VALENCE ELECTRONS
What do we call the SUBATOMIC
PARTICLES that are in the
OUTERMOST SHELL which
determine an ELEMENT’S
STABILITY?