Atoms and Bases

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.

1.
a
The smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element (plural)
2.
b
Bottom part something stands on; a safe spot in baseball (plural)
3.
n e
Center of an atom or a cell
4.
p t
A stable particle with positive charge equal to the negative charge of an electron (plural)
5.
n n
6.
n a c h
Having a surplus of electrons
7.
n c
8.
p t c h
Having a deficiency of electrons
9.
s u
A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group
10.
p t s
A light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group
11.
h g
A nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic