Elements in the Periodic Table Quiz

Answer: mercury

Mercury is a silvery liquid also known as quicksilver or hydragyrum (its Latin name). It can be very poisonous.

Answer: tungsten

Tungsten reacts with oxygen at high temperatures. It glows brightly when heated, which makes it good to use in light bulbs.

Answer: iron

Rust is also known as iron oxide. You can find this compound on almost every single iron object. For example, monkey bars.

Answer: aluminum

Aluminum is an important ingredient in making silverish paint. It is also used to make baking pans. The only two elements that are more abundant in the earth's crust are oxygen and silicon, both of which are classified by chemists as non-metals due to their physical and chemical properties.

Answer: oxygen

Oxygen is essential for the survival of you and me. But each breath we take, less than half of the air is oxygen. Most of the air we breathe is nitrogen!

Answer: kriteon

Kriteon does not exist. Krypton and neon are noble gases. Uranium is a naturally radioactive element.

Answer: neon

Different amounts of neon (and maybe some of another element) can make different colors. It is colourless without the electrical charge applied to the sign.

Answer: arsenic

Lead, mercury and arsenic are all toxic and could be fatal if ingested. Lead isn't fatal under most circumstances but it can cause brain damage. Mercury is easy to recognize but sometimes it can evaporate and if that happens... it's very dangerous! It is almost unrecognisable in gas form until you breathe it in. Arsenic may lead to different types of cancer.

Answer: sodium

Too much sodium gives you high blood pressure and not enough sodium gives you low blood pressure. So, keep the balance of sodium and liquids in your body.

Answer: californium

Californium was named after the US state of California. It is element number 98 in the periodic table.