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Safety Wordsearch Terry L. Helser*

Department of Chemistry, S.U.N.Y. College at Oneonta, Oneonta, NY 13820-4015

edited by Timothy D. Champion Johnson C. Smith University Charlotte, NC 28216

Chemistry Everyday for Everyone

Chemisty students need to be aware of the terms associated with safety in the laboratory. The puzzle below should help. Your task is to fill in the blanks to complete the terms and highlight them in the letter matrix. The words are indicated by their first letters and underlined spaces for the number of letters needed. The word “Safety” is already done for you. The two or three words in phrases may be separated in the matrix, and the words may be spelled forward or backward in any direction. When you have finished, the unused letters remaining in the matrix complete the final sentence below it. The answers to the Safety Wordsearch are found on page 501. Please, follow its advice. Good hunting

When using a new chemical, you must check the M_ _ _ _ _ _ _SAFETY D_ _ _ S_ _ _ _ first. If corrosive A_ _ _ _ or a caustic B_ _ _ spills on you, rinse it off in the S_ _ _ _ or the E_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ S_ _ _ _ _. Anything that emits P_ _ _ _ _ or T _ _ _ _ gas must be done in the F_ _ _ H_ _ _. Protect your hands with G_ _ _ _ _ and your eyes with G_ _ _ _ _ _. If you don’t, you may needt he E_ _ W_ _ _ S_ _ _ _ _ _. Broken flasks go in the special G_ _ _ _ T_ _ _ _, not in waste baskets. And don’t pick up shards with your hands or you may need the F_ _ _ _ A_ _ K_ _. If someone backs into a Bunsen burner, they may need the F_ _ _ B_ _ _ _ _ _ to

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Charlotte , N C 2 8 2 1 6

Chemisty students need to be aware of the terms associated with safety in the laboratory. The puzzle below should help.Your task is to fill in the blanks to complete the terms and highlight them in the letter matrix. The words are indicated bytheir first letters and underlined spaces for the number of letters needed. The word “Safety” is already done for you. The twoor three words in phrases may be separated in the matrix, and the words may be spelled forward or backward in any direction.When you have finished, the unused letters remaining in the matrix complete the final sentence below it. The answers to theSafety Wordsearch are found on page 501. Please, follow its advice. Good hunting!

When using a new chemical, you must check the M_ _ _ _ _ _ _S A F E T Y D_ _ _ S_ _ _ _ first. If corrosive A_ _ _ _ or acaustic B_ _ _ spills on you, rinse it off in the S_ _ _ _ or theE_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ S_ _ _ _ _. Anything that emits P_ _ _ _ _ orT _ _ _ _ gas must be done in the F_ _ _ H_ _ _. Protect yourhands with G_ _ _ _ _ and your eyes with G_ _ _ _ _ _. If youdon’t, you may need the E_ _ W_ _ _ S_ _ _ _ _ _. Broken flasksgo in the special G_ _ _ _ T_ _ _ _, not in waste baskets. Anddon’t pick up shards with your hands or you may need the F_ _ _ _A_ _ K_ _. If someone backs into a Bunsen burner, they may needthe F_ _ _ B_ _ _ _ _ _ to smother the flames, or a F_ _ _E_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. If it really gets out of control, go out theemergency E_ _ _ _ and pull the F_ _ _ A_ _ _ _ on your way outof the building.

Use the unused letters to fill in the sentence be low:

Safety is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

Safety Wordsearch

Terry L. Helser*Department of Chemistry, S.U . N .Y. College a t O neonta , O neonta , N Y 13820 -4015

E N S O P O I S O NG M T E K N A L B OL A E E L A M I A IO T X R A G C S S TV E T I G L G I E AE R I F E E A O D TS I N K S X N R G SF A G T O X I C M HI L U S A F E T Y SR D I S H E E T S AE O S A S O I T D WM O H L A K W A A EU H E G R K T E E YF I R S T A I D R E

*Ema il: HELSERTL@oneonta .edu.

smother the flames, or a F_ _ _ E_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. If it really gets out of control, go out the emergency E_ _ _ _ and pull the F_ _ _ A_ _ _ _ on your way out of the building.

Use the unused letters to fill in the sentence below: Safetyis _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

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Organic Chemistry Wordsearch Terry L. Helser

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, SUNY College at Oneonta, Oneonta, NY 13820-4015; [email protected]

This puzzle contains 27 names and terms that describe organic chemistry. Discover them by filling the blanks in the description below the matrix. Then, find and highlight these terms in the letter matrix. (Hint: there are no words within words.) “ORGANIC” is already done for you. Afterward, use the 13 letters remaining in the matrix to complete the sentence describing a reason to learn organic chemistry. Your success will be rewarded. The answers to the Organic Chemistry Wordsearch are on the following page. Good hunting!

ORGANIC is the chemistry of C_ _ _ _ _. C_ _ _ is the most abundant source of elemental C. Its A_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _s are G_ _ _ _ _ _ _, used in lubricants, D_ _ _ _ _ _, and the newly recognized _ _ _ _ _ balls and tubes found in S_ _ _. Its compounds with H include the H_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _s obtained from P_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. Natural _ _ _ contains small A_ _ _ _ _ _ like M_ _ _ _ _ _, while LP gas is mainly P_ _ _ _ _ _. G_ _ _ _ _ _ _ performance is rated by comparison with standard mixtures of H_ _ _ _ _ _ and I_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. Double _ _ _ _s in the alkenes make them U_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, and thus, some can have C_ _ and T_ _ _ _ I_ _ _ _ _s. B_ _ _ _ _ _, a carcinogenic solvent, is not a C_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, but an important A_ _ _ _ _ _ _ arene. The only common alkyne is A_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ used in welding torches. The rest of chemistry is I_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

(How many other words of three or more letters can you find?)

Usetheremainingletterstofillinthefollowingsentence:Life _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

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This puzzle contains 27 names and terms that describe organic chemistry. Discover them by filling the blanks in thedescription below the matrix. Then, find and highlight these terms in the letter matrix. (Hint: there are no words withinwords.) “ORGANIC” is already done for you. Afterward, use the 13 letters remaining in the matrix to complete the sentencedescribing a reason to learn organic chemistry. Your success will be rewarded. The answers to the Organic Chemistry Wordsearchare on the following page. Good hunting!

Organic Chemistry WordsearchTerry L. HelserDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, SUNY College at Oneonta, Oneonta, NY 13820-4015; [email protected]

O R G A N I C is the chemistry of C _ _ _ _ _. C _ _ _ is the most abundant source of elemental C. Its

A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _s are G _ _ _ _ _ _ _, used in lubricants, D _ _ _ _ _ _, and the newly recognized _ _ _ _ _ balls and

tubes found in S _ _ _ . Its compounds with H include the H _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _s obtained from P _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Natural _ _ _ contains small A _ _ _ _ _ _ like M _ _ _ _ _ _, while LP gas is mainly P _ _ _ _ _ _. G _ _ _ _ _ _ _

performance is rated by comparison with standard mixtures of H _ _ _ _ _ _ and I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. Double _ _ _ _ s in

the alkenes make them U _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, and thus, some can have C _ _ and T _ _ _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ s. B _ _ _ _ _ _,

a carcinogenic solvent, is not a C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, but an important A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ arene. The only common alkyne

is A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ used in welding torches. The rest of chemistry is I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.


Use the remaining letters to fill in the following sentence: Life _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

Functional Group Wordsearch Terry L. Helser

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, SUNY College at Oneonta, Oneonta, NY 13820-4015; [email protected]

This puzzle contains 24 names and terms that describe the functional groups in organic chemistry. Discover them by filling the blanks in the description below the matrix. Then, find and highlight these terms in the letter matrix. (Hints: there are no words within words, and they may appear vertically, horizontally or diagonally in either direction.) “FUNCTIONAL” is already done for you. Afterward, use the 17 letters remaining, from left to right and top to bottom, to complete the sentence describing these groups. The answers to the Functional Group Wordsearch are on the following page. Your success will be rewarded.

FUNCTIONAL G_ _ _ _s in O_ _ _ _ _ _ C_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ modify A_ _ _ _ _, A_ _ _ _ _, and A_ _ _ _ _ molecules. Adding H_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ groups like a M_ _ _ _ _, E_ _ _ _, or an A_ _ _ _ _ _ _ P_ _ _ _ _ group can produce branched molecules. An oxygen atom between two of these groups

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Functional Group WordsearchTerry L. HelserDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, SUNY College at Oneonta, Oneonta, NY 13820-4015; [email protected]

This puzzle contains 24 names and terms that describe the functional groups in organic chemistry. Discover them byfilling the blanks in the description below the matrix. Then, find and highlight these terms in the letter matrix. (Hints: thereare no words within words, and they may appear vertically, horizontally or diagonally in either direction.) “FUNCTIONAL”is already done for you. Afterward, use the 17 letters remaining, from left to right and top to bottom, to complete the sen-tence describing these groups. The answers to the Functional Group Wordsearch are on the following page. Your success willbe rewarded.

FUNCTIONAL G _ _ _ _ s in O _ _ _ _ _ _ C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ modify A _ _ _ _ _, A _ _ _ _ _, and A _ _ _ _ _

molecules. Adding H _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ groups like a M _ _ _ _ _, E _ _ _ _, or an A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ P _ _ _ _ _ group

can produce branched molecules. An oxygen atom between two of these groups is an E _ _ _ _ . The C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ group

in a sugar is either an A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ or K _ _ _ _ _. When the C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ group of an acid reacts with the

H _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of an alcohol, they form an E _ _ _ _. Similarly an A _ _ _ reacts with an A _ _ _ _ group to form an

A _ _ _ _ bond like those in proteins. The sulfur equivalent of an A _ _ _ _ _ _ is a T _ _ _ _ .


Use the remaining letters to fill in the following sentence: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

is an E_ _ _ _. The C_ _ _ _ _ _ _ group in a sugar is either an A_ _ _ _ _ _ _ or K_ _ _ _ _. When the C_ _ _ _ _ _ _ group of an acid reacts with the H_ _ _ _ _ _ _ of an alcohol, they form an E_ _ _ _. Similarly an A_ _ _ reacts with an A_ _ _ _ group to form an A_ _ _ _ bond like those in proteins. The sulfure quivalent of an A_ _ _ _ _ _ is a T_ _ _ _.


Use the remaining letters to filin the following sentence: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

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