Nomenclature Puzzle 3

     Today we did a fun puzzle lab. We were given 64 triangles with the names of different binary ionic compounds, covalent compounds, and polyatomic ionic compounds as well as their formulas. They were all mixed up into every different triangle like puzzle pieces! Reshma, Meghana and I had to match up each chemical name with its respective formula, until we formed a perfect square and thus completed the puzzle. In about 45 minutes, our puzzle went from looking like this....

 to this!!

    Finding all the right matches and trying to complete the puzzle was super hectic, and there were times when it seemed impossible. The biggest challenge was definitely trying to find the right match to a given formula or name in the crazy jumble of triangles! The worst was when we finally found a formula we were looking for to match a name, but when we finally found that formula we ended up losing the name somehow! 

     It was super rewarding when we finally completed the puzzle. I think my biggest contribution to the group was connecting all the bromines together in the beginning, which really helped to start everything off. I'm so proud of our group for completing this puzzle!