Safety Wordsearch Terry L.

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Department of Chemistry, S.U.N.Y. College at Oneonta, Oneonta, NY 13820-4015
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Chemisty students Safety to be aware of the terms associated with safety in need Tips Tim Johnso the laboratory. The puzzle below should help. Your task is to fill in the blanks C Safety Wordsearch 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 Terry L. Helser* Safety is already done for you. The two or three words Dep artment of C hemistr y, S.U. N .Y. C ollege at O neonta , O neonta , N Y 1 3 8 2 0-4 0 1 5 in phrases may be separated in the matrix, and the words may be spelled forward or backward in any direction. When you the terms finished, the unused Chemisty students need to be aware of have associated with safety in the laboratory. The puzzle b Your task matrixincomplete complete the terms and highlight themit. the letter matrix. The words letters remaining in the is to fill the blanks to the final sentence below in The their first letters and underlined spaces for the number of letters needed. The word Safety is already done answers to the Safety Wordsearch may be found on page 501. Please, be spelled forward or backward or three words in phrases are separated in the matrix, and the words may follow its advice. Good hunting have finished, the unused letters remaining in the matrix complete the final sentence below it. Th When you
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*Ema il: HELSERTL@oneonta .edu. 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 dont, you may needt he E_ _ W_ _ _ S_ _ _ _ _ _. Broken flasks go in the special G_ _ _ _ T_ _ _ _, not in waste baskets. And dont 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

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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. JChemEd.chem.wisc.edu Vol. 76 No. 4 April 1999 Journal of Chemical Education

Organic Chemistry Wordsearch Terry L. Helser

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, SUNY College at Oneonta, Oneonta, NY 13820-4015; helsertl@oneonta.edu

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!

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!

_ C _ C_ is the most most abundant O R ORGANICisis the chemistry of _C_ ___. _ _. _ _ _ _ is theabundant source of elemental C. Its G A N I C the chemistry of C _ _
A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _s are G _ _ _ _ _ _ _, used in lubricants, D _ _ _ _ _ _, and the newly recognized _ _ _ _ _ balls and

source of elemental C. Its A_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _s are G_ _ _ _ _ _ _, used in lubricants, D_ _ _ _ _ _, and the newly recognized _ _ _ _ _ balls and tubes tubes found in S_ _ . _. compounds with H include the include the _ _ _ _ _obtained from _ _s _ _ _ _ _ _. found in S _ _ _ Its Its compounds with H H _ _ _ _ _ _ H_ _s _ _ _ _ _ P _ _ Natural _ _ _ contains small A _ __ _ _ __like M _ _ _ _ _ _, while LP gas is mainly P _ _ __ _ _. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ obtained from P_ _ _ _ _ _ _. Natural _ _ _ contains small A_ _ _ G _ like M_ _ _ _ _ _, while LP gas is mainly of _ _ _ _ _ G_ _ _ _ _ _ _ performance is rated by comparison with standard mixturesP_H __ _ _ __. and I _ _ _ __ _ _ _. Double _ _ _ _ s in performance is rated by comparison with standard mixtures of H_ _ _ _ _ _ the alkenes make them U _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, and thus, some can have C _ _ and T _ _ _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ s. B _ _ _ _ _ _, and I_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. Double _ _ _ _s in the alkenes make them U_ _ _ _ _ _ a carcinogenic solvent, is not a C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, but an important A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ arene. The only common alkyne _ _ _ _, and thus, some can have C_ _ and T_ _ _ _ I_ _ _ _ _s. B_ _ _ _ _ is A _ _ a _ _ _ _ _ used in welding torches. The rest of chemistry is I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ but an important A_ _ _, _ carcinogenic solvent, is not a C_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, _. (How _ _ _ _ _ arene. The only common alkyne is A_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ used in welding many other words of three or more letters can you find?) torches. The rest of chemistry is I_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
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Functional Group Wordsearch Terry L. Helser

In the Classroom Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, SUNY College at Oneonta, Oneonta, NY 13820-4015; helsertl@oneonta.edu

Functional Group Wordsearch This puzzle contains 24 names and terms that describe the functional
Terrygroups in organic chemistry. Discover them by filling the blanks in the L. Helser Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, SUNY College atfind and highlight these terms in the description below the matrix. Then, Oneonta, Oneonta, NY 13820-4015; helsertl@oneonta.edu

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

FUNCTIONAL G_ _ _ _s in O_ _ _ _ _ _ C_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ modify A_ _ _ _ _, A_ _ _ _ _, and A_ _ _ _ _ molecules. Adding H_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ groups molecules. Adding H _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ groups like a M _ _ _ _ _, E _ _ _ _, or an A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ P _ _ _ _ _ group like a M_ _ _ _ _, E_ _ _ _, or an A_ _ _ _ _ _ _ P_ _ _ _ _ group can can produce branched molecules. molecules. An oxygen these groups is an E _ two of these_groups group produce branched An oxygen atom between two of atom between _ _ _ . The C _ _ _ _ _ _

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

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_ _ _ _. (How many other words of three or more letters can you find?) Use the remaining letters to filin the following sentence: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
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