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Puzzles
Wordsearch
Find the 33 words/expressions associated with chemical bonding
hidden in this grid (contributed by Bert Neary). Words read in any
direction, but are always in a straight line. Some letters may be used
more than once. When you have found all the words, use the remaining
letters to make a 9-letter word.
ANIONS
AGGREGATES
ATTRACTION
CATIONS
CLOUD
CORES
COVALENT BONDING
ELECTRICAL BINDING
ELECTRON PAIR
ENERGY
GAS
IONIC
IONIC BONDING
IONS
INTERMOLECULAR
LABORATORY
LATTICE
MOMENTUM
NEUTRAL
NEUTRON
NUCLEI
NUCLEONS
NUCLEUS
PATTERNS
PHYSICAL FORCES
POLAR BONDING
PROTON
REACTIONS
REPULSION
SHELLS OF ELECTRONS
SOLID
SOLVATION FORCES
SPHERE OF CHARGE
May puzzle solutions and winners
The winner of the wordsearch puzzle was Kirsty Barber from Colchester.
The 6-letter word was HOCKEY. The acrostic puzzle was won by Daniel Zheng
from London. The 12-letter word was TESTOSTERONE.
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