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1
Having an atomic number higher than _____ means that the element does not exist naturally.
82
92
94
84
2
Which norse goddess did Vanadium get its name from?for its many colorful oxidation states)
Idun (spring & new life)
Skif (earth home & crops)
Vanadís (love & fertility)
Frigg (motherhood)
3
What is the most abundant element in the human body?
oxygen
carbon
nitrogen
hydrogen
4
What is the only letter not found anywhere on the periodic table?
L
V
Q
J
5
Which of these elements is the 4th most abundant in the universe?
oxygen
helium
hydrogen
carbon
6
Which element(s) are liquid at room temperature?
mercury
cadmium
iodine
bromine
7
Which metal is never found naturally in its pure form on earth?
lithium
potassium
beryllium
sodium
8
What does IUPAC stand for? International Union of ___ Applied Chemistry
patent
pure
perfect
9
Buckminsterfullerene is an allotrope of what element?
carbon
aluminum
boron
silicon
10
What is the pH of milk?
slightly basic
neutral
slightly acidic
11
Fluorine is the most electronegative element, which of the following is the most electropositive element?
actinium
seaborgium
cesium
radium
12
Which of these elements is not a noble gas?
Argon
Astatine
Xenon
Krypton
13
Roughly what percent of the periodic table is composed of metals?
85%
75%
65%
55%
14
The periodic table was modeled after what card game?
solitaire
hearts
blackjack
bridge
15
Sir Humphry Davy discovered potassium and then only a few days later discovered what element?
sodium
beryllium
lithium
magnesium
16
Which is the formula for laughing gas?
N2O2
NO
NO2
N2O
17
The 5-cent nickel is composed of mostly what element?
copper
zinc
silver
nickel
18
Which is the rarest naturally occurring element?
thorium
astatine
neptunium
uranium
19
The symbol Sb stands for stibnum or stibnite. What is the modern name of this element?
Seaborgium
Antimony
Scandium
Astatine
20
Many things are called “neon” signs but what color would an actual neon sign be?
orange
green
pink
blue
21
What South American country was named after Silver?
Argentina
Aruba
Peru
Paraguay
22
What was the first element to be synthesized?
Zirconium
Francium
Technetium
Osmium
23
Which element was not named for a Nobel prize winning scientist?
Curium (Cm) named after Marie Curie and Pierre Curie
Einsteinium (Es) named after Albert Einstein
Nobelium (No) named after Alfred Nobel