The Elements

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Across
  1. 3. a soft, metallic element found in limestone, marble and chalk.
  2. 9. the main gas in the air.
  3. 10. a flammable and explosive gas.
  4. 11. this is used to make bikes, golf clubs and baseball bats.
  5. 12. a light metal used for making planes, pots and pans.
  6. 14. used in bleach, swimming pools and salt!
  7. 16. this is used in alloys with copper or nickel to make gyroscopes and springs
  8. 17. this is found in fertilisers
  9. 21. a gas used in lights and signs
  10. 22. this is necessary for respiration.
  11. 24. this is used in jet engines and high-speed aircrafts.
  12. 25. this is used in light bulbs.
Down
  1. 1. this will float your balloon.
  2. 2. this is used in toothpaste and drinking water.
  3. 4. this stinks and is used to make a certain type of acid...
  4. 5. this reacts vigorously with water
  5. 6. this is called the “essential trace element” because very small amounts of chromium are necessary for human health
  6. 7. this is used to form many alloys.
  7. 8. this is used in soft drinks!
  8. 13. this is used in some medicines and is essential for animal and plant life.
  9. 15. used in electronics and for making glass.
  10. 18. this metal is used for alloys with aluminium, manganese, iron, and other metals.
  11. 19. a soft metal that combines with chlorine to make salt.
  12. 20. this is used as a rocket fuel igniter and in pyrotechnic flares
  13. 23. Found in coal, living things, oil and gas.