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I realized that Sci/Tech crosswords were few and far between, so I decided to try an alleviate the problem. If you haven't figured it out yet, this crossword has everything to do with the chemcial elements. Good luck.
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      1. Element necessary for combustion
      4. From the Latin "argentum," this element is the best known conductor of electricity
      8. The chemical symbol for the reddish nonmetal that is used in photoelectric cells
      9. This element is the only halogen that is a solid at room temperature
      10. The chemical symbol for actinium
      12. The chemical symbol of sodium
      14. A made-up element "darwinium" might have this as its chemical symbol
      15. Its chemical symbol comes from the Latin "aurum"
      17. This sometimes poisonous metal was used in Roman pipes
      19. The chemical symbol for iridium or an abbreviation for International Relations
      20. I would hate to go into this type of bar if it smelled of hydrogen sulfide
      21. What is the chemical symbol of the poisonous element, known to alchemists since the Middle Ages?
      22. Because of this metal's low melting point, it is often used to set off automatic fire extinguishers.
      24. The chemical symbol for molybdenum
      27. You can see this element lighting up Las Vegas
      29. An anagram for 34 across
      30. This lightweight brownish nonmetal is one of the fundamental components of borax, a bleach
      31. This silver-white metal is used for food packaging and is also one of the components of pewter
      32. The chemical symbol of the element that comprises much of human bone
      34. This element is combined with copper to make brass
      36. This soft white metal is commonly used in batteries
      37. The oxide of this element is the primary component of rust
      38. If I were to want to write molarity as moles per volume, I could abbreviate it this way
      40. This element has the highest melting point of any metal
      43. The chemical symbol for magnesium
      45. This common noble gases makes up about one percent of the Earth's atmosphere
      46. This element is the main component of American pennies and is the best-known conductor of heat

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      1. The chemical symbol for the most dense element.
      2. A noble gas
      3. This element makes up almost eighty percent of the Earth's atmosphere
      4. The chemical symbol for silicon
      5. The chemical symbol for indium
      6. French article
      7. This metal was one of the elements discovered by Marie Carie and her work on radioactivity
      11. This nonmetal is the fundamental element in all organic compounds
      13. Symbol for 18 down
      16. A rare metal in the lanthanide series that is the only element to start with the letter "d"
      18. A light metal used in kitchenware whose non-American spelling adds an extra syllable
      23. This rare metal is located at the bottom of the periodic table and gives its name to a series of ele
      25. The chemical symbol for the only radioactive noble gas
      26. The chemical symbol for the element which can be used to produce a blue pigment in glass
      28. The first three letters of a rare element found in the lanthanide series
      30. This alkaline-earth metal is the element that makes up the green color of fireworks
      32. Chemical symbol for 46 across
      33. This is the chemical symbol of the element that is named after the United States of America
      35. This is Rutherfordium's atomic number in Roman numerals
      36. If you are sleeping on a rusted ____, it is made out of iron
      39. The first three letters of the element found in fertilizers with nitrogen and potassium
      41. Hydrogen can be found at the ____ of the periodic table
      42. Neither hydrogen ___ oxygen is a metal
      44. Chemical Symbol for 22 across