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Molecular Alchemy and Quantum Bonds
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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  • 1. Breakdown reaction using water to cleave chemical bonds
  • 2. The simplest covalent link between two atoms, not doubled or tripled
  • 3. Measure of a solution’s capacity to neutralize acid, phasing basicity
  • 6. Sudden chemical change often involving decomposition or explosion
  • 7. Electron pair donor in substitution or addition reactions
  • 9. Technique measuring angle of plane-polarized light rotation in chiral compounds
  • 10. Thermodynamic quantity equivalent to internal energy plus pressure-volume work
  • 16. Property of molecules non-superimposable on their mirror image
  • 18. Bond cleavage resulting in two radicals, often light-induced
  • 19. Atoms differing only in neutron count but not atomic number
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  • 4. Functional group combining carbon, oxygen double bond, and hydroxyl
  • 5. Electron pair acceptor seeking nucleophiles in reaction
  • 8. Loss of electrons in a chemical reaction, increasing oxidation state
  • 11. Study of interaction between matter and electromagnetic radiation
  • 12. Series of metals widely used as catalysts and catalysts’ heart
  • 13. Solid formed at very low temperatures, often with highly ordered lattice
  • 14. Chemical inhibition between plants via biochemical secretion
  • 15. Substance that produces ions in aqueous solution to conduct current
  • 17. Having an affinity for fat or nonpolar solvents
  • 20. Highly reactive species featuring unpaired electrons

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