Aicids and Alkalis

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. Any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid (6)
  2. 4. Enjoyment; what a good game gives you (3)
  3. 7. A dentifrice in the form of a paste (10)
  4. 9. The logarithm of the reciprocal of hydrogen-ion concentration in gram atoms per liter (7)
  5. 11. Any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red (4)

Down

  1. 1. Someone regarded as certain to succeed (7)
  2. 3. Clear liquid we drink that falls as rain (5)
  3. 5. Used with water to wash (4)
  4. 6. Glass ___ closed at one end (8)
  5. 8. Study of the natural world through experiments (7)
  6. 10. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research (3)