Across
- 1. Numeric scale expressing acidity or alkalinity of a solution.
- 2. Strong acid commonly used in industry, known for producing sulphate salts when reacting with metals.
- 4. Acid that only partially ionises in water.
- 7. Substance that changes colour in response to pH.
- 11. CH₄
- 12. Soluble base producing OH⁻ in aqueous solution
- 13. blue litmus turns this colour in acidic solutions.
- 15. 3D repeating structure formed by electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions.
- 16. Transition metal used in specialised alloys, known for having the highest natural element density.
- 17. Reactant that is completely consumed first in a chemical reaction, determining the maximum amount of product formed.
- 19. The pH of a neutral solution.
- 20. Common polyatomic anion, NO₃⁻.
- 22. The salt made ammonia reacts with nitric acid.
Down
- 1. Hydrogen gas identification.
- 3. Gaseous covalent compound that forms hydrochloric acid when dissolved in water.
- 5. Gas that is identifiable by its ability to turn limewater milky.
- 6. A positively charged polyatomic ion
- 8. Describes an ion composed of multiple covalently bonded atoms carrying a net charge.
- 9. Whole‑number multiplier used to balance equations.
- 10. Acid reacts with base to form salt and water.
- 14. Reaction type where one element replaces another in a compound
- 18. Species formed when electrons are lost from an atom
- 21. Scientist whose constant defines the number of particles in one mole of a substance, approximately 6.02 × 10²³.
