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Element Quiz

Element Quiz. When we are talking about pencil lead we are really talking about which element?. Lead Lithium Carbon Gold. Which element is NOT commonly found in the kitchen? Aluminum Iron. C. Silver. D. Sodium. The most common element on earth is…. Iron

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Element Quiz

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  1. Element Quiz

  2. When we are talking about pencil lead we are really talking about which element? • Lead • Lithium • Carbon • Gold

  3. Which element is NOT commonly found in the kitchen? Aluminum Iron C. Silver D. Sodium

  4. The most common element on earth is… Iron Oxygen (it’s a gas – not much to see!) Aluminum Silicon

  5. The most abundant element in our atmosphere is…. Oxygen Nitrogen Hydrogen Argon

  6. Cops got the nickname because buttons on their uniforms used to be made of which element? Calcium Cobalt Copper Carbon

  7. Which of the following are actual elements? Hafnium Holmium Latinum Praseodymium Kryptonite Neodymium Paleodymium Samarium Ethanarium

  8. Weird Chemistry Trivia: Antimony In the Middle Ages Antimony (Sb) pillswere sold as reuseable laxatives. To use, a person would swallow Sb about the size of a pea, wait for its effect of aggravating the intestines, and then retrieve it from the expelled matter, to be stored until needed again. Supposedly these pills were even handed down through generations! From: The Elements, 3rd edition, Oxford University Press, 1998

  9. Weird Chemistry Trivia: Gallium The melting point of Gallium is 30 degrees C. Human body temperature is 37 degrees C. So if you hold Ga in your hand it will melt. From: The Elements, 3rd edition, Oxford University Press, 1998

  10. Weird Chemistry Trivia: Phosphorous German scientist Hennig Brand stored 50 buckets of urine in his cellar for months in 1675, hoping that it would turn into gold. Instead, an obscure mix of alchemy and chemistry yielded a waxy, glowing goo that spontaneously burst into flame – the element now known as phosphorous. From: Discover Magazine, “20 Things You Didn’t Know About… Lab Accidents” Nov. 2006

  11. Which of the following compounds is NOT safe to eat? Sodium bicarbonate Sodium hydroxide Potassium chloride Sodium chloride

  12. Which of the following acids is NOT commonly found in the kitchen? Muriatic acid Tartaric acid Ascorbic acid Citric acid

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