Periodic Table of the Elements
Across
- 4. 1. I am 20.7% of topaz, and topaz means "fire" in the ancient Indian language of Sanskrit. 2. I am in a nonstick pan that has PTFE coating, and PTFE was used by NASA to make spacesuits because it protected against heat.
- 5. Since me in my pure form does not react easily, my liquid form can be used to freeze and preserve items such as blood samples.
- 6. The waste product of my fuel is steam.
- 9. I am found in more than 30 kinds of mineral.
- 11. Recycling one of my cans saves enough energy to run a TV for three hours.
- 12. Nearly all of my minerals are compounds of me and Oxygen.
- 14. I am the first element to have a discoverer with a recorded name.
Down
- 1. I am a colorless gas, but I look pale blue as a liquid.
- 2. A strong but light bike frame is made by fusing my fibers.
- 3. I have 22 known isotopes.
- 6. I have the lowest melting point of any element.
- 7. Cats were sacred in ancient Egypt, so their bodies were mummified, using me.
- 8. My lights may refer to lighting produced using any noble gas.
- 10. An electric car can run for at least 40 miles on one charge of my ion battery.
- 13. My carbide compound is one of the hardest materials in use today.
- 15. I am in acid rain, which destroys forests by removing nutrients in the soil and in the leaves.