Polymers
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Use the clues to fill in the crossword.
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Across
- 1. An electrical force linking atoms (4)
- 3. A dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons (5)
- 9. Slippery liquid used for cooking and fuel (3)
- 10. A polymer of propylene used as a thermoplastic molding material (13)
- 11. Any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon (plural) (7)
- 13. A component that is added to something to improve it (8)
- 14. A flammable colorless gaseous alkene (6)
- 15. A flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum (7)
Down
- 2. A base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base (6)
- 4. A lightweight thermoplastic (9)
- 5. A simple compound whose molecules can join together to form polymers (7)
- 6. A base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base (6)
- 7. A series of linked atoms (5)
- 8. The simplest structural unit of an element or compound (8)
- 10. Generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into (plural) (8)
- 12. A naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked (7)