Questions tagged [chemistry]

A puzzle that makes use of chemical knowledge, such as the names and atomic numbers of chemical elements.

This tag is for puzzles that reference chemistry and/or require some knowledge of chemistry to solve. If your question is simply about chemistry and is not a puzzle, then it is considered off-topic for this site. If you do need chemistry help, our sister site Chemistry Stack Exchange may be better able to assist you.

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A lateral thinking puzzle with chemical elements involved. Why is this the correct answer?

As I mentioned in a previous question, I am trying to play through Praser 5, an old interactive fiction freeware game. In it, you visit four Marks, the marks of earth, air, fire and water. Each has a name found by solving a series of riddles and…
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Chemistry Riddle

Here is a riddle for all you science nerds out there! Each clue will give you a word or chemical. Tell me how these link together. Clue 1: Work out the chemical and take its atomic symbol part 1: strong metal, to do with wolves part 2: electrons…
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