Across
- 7. The lightest gas
- 8. Does not form oxides until very high temperatures
- 9. Commonly used in currency
- 10. Soft grey transition metal found in pyrochlore
- 11. Can form different isotopes, depending on the rate of temperature change
- 12. Rare transitional metal belonging to the platinum group of the periodic table
- 14. The third lightest halogen that forms a red/brown liquid.
- 16. discovered in Cornwall, Great Britain, in 1791
- 18. Needed in your muscles, it is often added to table salt as an additional dietary source
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- 1. An element used to make magnets
- 2. Name derived from the place it was found; Magnesia, Greece
- 3. Used to make bright red fireworks
- 4. Makes up 8% of the Earth's crust
- 5. Not found naturally but easily obtained by smelting
- 6. First isolated from potash
- 13. Found in ammonia
- 15. Called "Brimstone" in the Bible
- 16. extraction of this element can be dated back to around 300 BC
- 17. Gives a reddish/orange glow in low voltage conditions
