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CHEMICAL PUZZLE

Janice Kelland


Using the dues below, fill in the words that go with each set of blanks. When complete, the letters in the box will spell out a secret phrase.

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Clues:

1. The lightest element responsible for the Hindenburg explosion. 11. The centre of an atom; it contains almost all of the mass.
2. Diamonds, coal, and pencil leads are primarily this element. 12. You can measure this in kilograms.
3. The smaIlest particle of an element. 13. This gas is used to make balloons float
4. A dark lowed material used in solution to disinfect cuts. 14. The result of dissolving a salt in water also the answer to a problem.
5. The red-brown. metal used to make pennies. 15. This fire-proof substance can cause lung disease
6. The element that makes up 78% of air. 16. This liquid metal is often used in thermometers
7. This corrosive - material turns blue litmus paper red 17. We can not live without this element; it is 21% of air.
8. This ingredient of beer, wine and whiskey is used as an automobile fuel in Brazil. 18. This chemical coven 75% of the earth's surface.
9. A white granular material that is the main component of glass and is used in small packets to keep electronic equipment dry. 19. The major component of natural gas.
10. This green pigment of plants is used in breath mints and kitty litter. 20 The smallest particle of a compound.
    21 A container used by chemists; a Muppet lab assistant.


 

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