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Periodic Table

Easy · 11×11 · 14 words
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  1. 3. Metallic element with the symbol Fe that is the main ingredient in steel
  2. 4. Noble gas with the symbol Ar that is the third most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere
  3. 5. Reddish metal with the symbol Cu widely used for electrical wiring and plumbing
  4. 7. Silvery metal with the symbol Sn used to make cans for food preservation
  5. 10. Alkaline earth metal with the symbol Ca essential for strong bones and teeth
  6. 12. Silvery white metal with the symbol Ni used in stainless steel and five cent coins
  7. 13. Noble gas with the symbol Ne used to make glowing reddish orange signs
  8. 14. Metalloid with the symbol B used in fiberglass and heat resistant glassware

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  1. 1. Bluish white metal with the symbol Zn often used to coat iron to prevent rust
  2. 2. Highly reactive soft metal with the symbol Na that combines with chlorine to make table salt
  3. 6. Precious silvery white metal with the symbol Pt used in jewelry and catalytic converters
  4. 8. Metalloid with the symbol Si used to make computer chips and glass
  5. 9. Dark rock composed mostly of carbon used as a fossil fuel
  6. 11. Heavy toxic metal with the symbol Pb once used in pipes and paint

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Periodic Table

Hard · 15×15 · 24 words
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  1. 1. The standard of perfection that's 79 parts precious
  2. 7. Pressing matter for a blacksmith
  3. 8. Salt producer found in a messy halo Gen Z might recognize
  4. 9. A horizontal row that brings a sentence to a full stop
  5. 14. Relatively speaking, this element is named for a genius
  6. 16. A charged atom that's always in fashion
  7. 17. Not quite a moron, just the fifth element
  8. 18. A subterranean mammal's unit of measure
  9. 20. The sun's voice-altering inheritance
  10. 21. The outermost shell's capacity for a hanging drapery
  11. 22. The densest character in the entire cast
  12. 23. The 50th anniversary metal that is just a little thin
  13. 24. The brightest lights on Broadway

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  1. 2. A heavy metal that takes the front position
  2. 3. Kitchen basin metal for the galvanized
  3. 4. A gas that is a hero's undoing
  4. 5. The number one water generator
  5. 6. K, I will just have a banana
  6. 10. Life's backbone found in a diamond or a pencil
  7. 11. A radioactive series that sounds like a theatrical performance
  8. 12. Named for a cold dwarf, it fuels a heavy reaction
  9. 13. Stibnite's gift that sounds like it's against cash
  10. 15. Blue hue found in a mischievous sprite and a lightning bolt
  11. 19. A stranger among the noble gases

Periodic Table

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  1. 2. Five-cent element often used in stainless steel
  2. 5. Element number five used in heat-resistant glassware
  3. 6. Colorless, odorless radioactive gas that can leak into basements
  4. 9. Strong, light metal used in aerospace and joint replacements
  5. 12. Metallic element found at the core of the Earth and your blood
  6. 13. Noble gas that gives Times Square its glow
  7. 14. Metal used to coat cans, symbolized by Sn

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  1. 1. Transition metal known for its deep blue pigment
  2. 3. Dense metal once used in pipes and paint, now in batteries
  3. 4. Heavy element named after the seventh planet
  4. 7. Lightweight metal used for foil and soda cans
  5. 8. The backbone of life and the primary component of diamonds
  6. 10. Halogen used as an antiseptic that turns starch purple
  7. 11. The standard of currency for millennia with symbol Au

Periodic Table

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  1. 2. Metal used to coat food cans
  2. 4. Short name for the metal used in foil
  3. 5. Gas in the air that we breathe
  4. 7. Heavy gray metal used in weights

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  1. 1. Invisible radioactive gas found in soil
  2. 3. Metal used to make steel
  3. 6. Shiny yellow precious metal
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