Across
- 2. known for being the densest naturally occurring metal, used in lightbulb filaments
- 5. Phosphate used as a fertilizer and in some industrial processes
- 6. Soda a chemical compound used in cleaning and industrial chemistry
- 7. commonly used in galvanizing and as a dietary mineral
- 9. Sulfate a blue crystalline substance often used in chemistry labs
- 11. a toxic element found in salt and used in disinfectants
- 12. named after a Russian physicist and used in particle accelerators
Down
- 1. a key component of all organic life
- 3. Dioxide a colorless gas that is a key player in the carbon cycle
- 4. Monoxide commonly known as H₂O, often falsely feared
- 5. used in strong permanent magnets and phosphors
- 8. a metal element commonly used in bones and in various compounds
- 9. Chloride a common salt compound used for de-icing and in chemistry labs
- 10. a crucial solvent for life, made up of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom