Periodic Table of the Elements

Use the periodic table of the elements to find the answers to the clues in the puzzle.

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4. Element that is poisonous (Chemical symbol - I)

8. Gas that makes up most of the air we breathe (Chemical symbol - N)

10. Name of a US coin (Chemical symbol - Ni)

16. Gas used to help break down sugar (Chemical symbol - O)

18. Found in bananas (Chemical symbol - K)

19. Element used to make the filament of light bulbs (Chemical symbol - W)

20. Element named after the Roman god of water (Chemical symbol - Np)

22. Metal that makes up soda cans (Chemical symbol - Al)

23. Metal that rusts (Chemical symbol - Fe)

25. Element named after the creator of the first periodic table (Chemical symbol - Md)

26. Flammable gas (Chemical symbol - H)

27. Element named after the Norse god of thunder (Chemical symbol - Th)

28. Element named after the scientist who invented dynamite (Chemical symbol - No)

29. Mineral used to help strengthen bones (Chemical symbol - Ca)

30. Element named after a famous scientist named Albert (Chemical symbol - Es)

Down

1. Precious metal given for first place (Chemical symbol - Au)

2. Gas found in balloons to make them float (Chemical symbol - He)

3. Metal that makes up pennies, but not copper (Chemical symbol - Zn)

5. Element used to make a character from the Wizard of Oz (Chemical symbol - Sn)

6. Only element that starts with an "X" (Chemical symbol - Xe)

7. Precious metal given for second place (Chemical symbol - Ag)

9. Element named after a continent with the countries Spain and Germany (Chemical symbol - Eu)

11. Planet Superman is from (Chemical symbol - Kr)

12. Metal found in wires (Chemical symbol - Cu)

13. Latin name is plumbum (Chemical symbol - Pb)

14. Element named after the planet closest to the sun (Chemical symbol - Hg)

15. Element named after the United States (Chemical symbol - Am)

17. Named after a former planet (Chemical symbol - Pa)

20. Gas found in some brightly lit signs (Chemical symbol - Ne)

21. Names after a state on the West Coast (Chemical symbol - Cf)

24. Used to clean swimming pools (Chemical symbol - Cl)

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