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1. This element is a semiconductor, and is the main ingredient in a reagent which, when mixed with diglyme, will put a OH group on alkenes.
2. This large halogen is essential for the function of the thyroid gland, and is used as a painful way to clean up a flesh wound.
3. This radioactive element is the artificial element with the lowest atomic number. Before its discovery, there was simply an empty space in its place on the first periodic table. Its atomic number is 43.
4. This element numbered 52 is commonly found in ores with gold and silver.
5. In what nation is the town of Ytterby, that has the elements yttrium, terbium, and erbium named after it?
6. This element is the most abundant one in the atmosphere.
7. What element is named after the Greek immortal who personified the sun?
8. This is the only metallic element that is commonly found as a liquid, and is named after the Roman messenger god, and a planet.
9. This is the only halogen that is liquid at room temperature.
10. Which of these heavenly bodies does not have an element named from the ancient god which gave it its name?
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