Young World Puzzles — June 12, 2015

June 11, 2015 03:53 pm | Updated 03:53 pm IST

Across

1. NaCl, commonly known as (4)

3. _____chloric acid is present in your

stomach (5)

7. Chemicals that are used to prevent food

from spoiling (13)

9. A form of limestone used to write (5)

10. Foods containing starch, colloquially (5)

13. A chemical _______ occurs when

molecules interact (8)

15. An experiment, such as

'litmus ____' (4)

16. It has three oxygen atoms in a

molecule (5)

17. In a solution, the one that dissolves the

solute (7)

Down

1. Cleaning agent made from sodium salts

of fatty acids (4)

2. Fruit that contains citric acid (4)

3. Lead is a ______ metal (5)

4. Uranium is a __________ substance (11)

5. Pigment that imparts colour (3)

6. They turn red litmus blue (5)

8. Element with semiconducting

properties (7)

9. Graphite, Coal, Diamond are all forms of

this (6)

11. The Higgs-______, also knows as God

particle (5)

12. Bronze is an alloy of copper

and ____ (3)

14. Noble gas used in glow signs (4)

Quizz Whizz:

1. Most people are familiar with Black Bears, Polar Bears, Brown Bears and Giant Panda Bears. What are the other four bear species?

2. Coleslaw is a green salad derived from the Dutch term “koolsla” or “koolsalade”. What four main ingredients go into making it?

3. This scientist is the first and only woman to have won the Nobel Prize twice — for Physics and Chemistry. Name her.

4. “It’s close to midnight, and something evil’s lurking in the dark, Under the moonlight, you see a sight that almost stops your heart” are the opening lines of which famous song by Michael Jackson?

5. Sudoku is a number placement game that most of us are familiar with. In Japanese, what does Sudoku mean?

6. In Greek mythology, Hermes discovers the lyre or harp, the musical instrument. What was it made of?

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