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- 3. Element associated with "Brimstone" and rotten egg smell
- 5. Common name for silicon dioxide
- 8. Fluorine is one of 5 of this type of element found in Group 7 (or 17) of the periodic table
- 11. This element reacts with chlorine to produce table salt
- 12. Plants do not grown unless there are traces of this metalloid in the soil
- 13. A noble gas with atomic number 18
- 15. Halogen best known for its role as a disinfectant
- 18. Earth metal with atomic number 4 capable of reflecting neutrons
- 19. A noble gas that makes up about 24 per cent of the sun's mass
- 20. A soft silvery metal with the lowest density of any metal
- 21. This gas makes up 78% of the earth's atmosphere
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- 1. Common name for H2O
- 2. Known as "the Devil's element" due to it being the 13th element to be discovered
- 4. This alkaline earth metal burns extremely brightly when ignited in air
- 6. A colourless non-metal that makes up more than 75% of the detectable universe
- 7. Dimitri ......... (1834-1907)Russian scientist and creator of the first version of the periodic table
- 9. A disease common in post-menopausal women due in part to lower levels of calcium in the body which is vital to bone renewal
- 10. An alkali metal with the chemical symbol K (for Kalium)
- 14. A carbon allotrope (the other 2 naturally occurring allotropes being diamonds and anthracite)
- 16. Colour given off when electricity is passed through a closed glass tube containing neon gas
- 17. A light metal with many uses and found in cans, foil and cars amongst other things
