Chemistry Crossword
Across
- 4. The rate at which a hydrocarbon turns into gas
- 5. The process in which electricity is used to break apart a chemical compound
- 7. A mixture of two metals
- 8. A substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without being used up
- 9. Electromagnetic radiation emitted from a hot object
- 13. An emulsifier molecule which forms chemical bonds with oils but not with water
- 14. Joining together lots of small alkene molecules to form a polymer
- 15. A substance which stabilises emulsions stopping them from separating out
- 16. Fats which have many double bonds
- 17. A hydrocarbon which has at least one double bond between carbon atoms
- 18. The chemical change that occurs in the leaves of green plants which uses light energy to convert carbon dioxide and water to glucose
- 19. The transfer of heat energy through a material without the material itself moving
- 20. A thermal decomposition reaction which breaks molecules down by heating them
- 21. The process in which limestone is extracted from the ground
- 23. A polymer that cannot be broken down
- 27. A reaction in which oxygen combines with a substance it also means a loss of electrons
- 28. The electrode in which reduction occurs in electrolysis
- 29. A natural mineral that contains enough metal to be worth extracting
Down
- 1. An emulsifier molecule which forms chemical bonds with water but not with oil
- 2. A molecule made of only carbon and hydrogen atoms with single bonds
- 3. The break down of a substance into simpler compounds or elements
- 6. When hydrogen is added to a carbon-carbon multiple bond
- 10. A base which is soluble in water
- 11. The centre of the earth that is made up of liquid nickel and iron
- 12. Fats which have one double bond in each fatty acid
- 19. The transfer of heat energy through a moving liquid or gas
- 22. How thick a liquid is, how well it flows
- 24. A colourless sweet viscous liquid component of fats
- 25. An emulsifier commonly used in food
- 26. The electrode where oxidation occurs in electrolysis