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10 Questions: Elementary, my dear Watson Multiple Choice Quiz | Sci / Tech

This is a brief tour of the periodic table, testing your knowledge of the elements.

A multiple-choice quiz by harum-scarum. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
harum-scarum

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
352,696

Updated
Dec 28 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

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Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. This is one of only two elements liquid at room temperature, and was mostly used in developing photographic films. What element has the chemical symbol Br? Hint

Boron

Barium

Beryllium

Bromine

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Question 2 of 10

2. This is the fourth most common element in the earth's crust. Learning to smelt it from its ores was a major step forward in the development of human civilization. What element has the chemical symbol Fe? Hint

Lead

Fluorine

Iron

Francium

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Question 3 of 10

3. This is the lightest metal, used in some batteries and psychiatric medication. What element has the chemical symbol Li? Hint

Lanthanum

Potasssium

Lipid

Lithium

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Question 4 of 10

4. This is a grey solid usually classed as a semi-metal. It has a highly poisonous oxide which has been identified as a possible cause of the death of Napoleon Bonaparte. Which of these has the chemical symbol As? Hint

Astatine

Arsenic

Argon

Antimony

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Question 5 of 10

5. This is a hard metal, usually used in small proportions in steel alloys, especially for permanent magnets. Anhydrous salts of this metal are often bright blue and used as pigments. What element has the chemical symbol Co? Hint

Chromium

Cobalt

Copper

Carbon

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Question 6 of 10

6. This is a gas that forms the largest proportion of our atmosphere, and is one of the four main component elements of all amino acids. What element has the chemical symbol N? Hint

Neurofen

Nitrogen

Niobium

Sodium

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Question 7 of 10

7. And now we go in reverse. What is the chemical symbol for the element Silver? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the chemical symbol for potassium? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the chemical symbol for Lead? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. What do the following elements have in common: Yttrium (Y), Ytterbium (Yb), Terbium (Tb) and Erbium (Er)? Hint

All their common compounds are deep rose pink in colour

They were discovered by Danish scientist Lars Ytterban, the most by any single scientist

They are named after the Swedish village Ytterby

They all have space for three electrons in their outermost shell

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This is one of only two elements liquid at room temperature, and was mostly used in developing photographic films. What element has the chemical symbol Br?

Answer: Bromine

The Brits used bromide to suppress the libido of their troops, though with limited success.

Answer: Iron

Iron is an essential element in human life too, particularly as a component of haemoglobin, the oxygen carrying molecule in blood.

3. This is the lightest metal, used in some batteries and psychiatric medication. What element has the chemical symbol Li?

Answer: Lithium

Lithium is highly reactive and never occurs in nature except in various compounds. In the lab it is stored in mineral oil as it swiftly reacts with the moisture in air.

Answer: Arsenic

Arsenic compounds have been used as medicine as well as poison for hundreds of years, and it is still licenced by the FDA for use in treating Leukemia. 'What does not kill me, makes me stronger', said Friedrich Nietzsche. But he's dead...

Answer: Cobalt

Nearly all the world's cobalt comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo and from Zambia.

6. This is a gas that forms the largest proportion of our atmosphere, and is one of the four main component elements of all amino acids. What element has the chemical symbol N?

Answer: Nitrogen

The N2 molecules which make up about 78% of the atmosphere are very stable, and it takes a lot of energy to separate them. This is why nitrogen compounds feature in several explosives - a lot of energy is released when the N2 molecule reforms.

7. And now we go in reverse. What is the chemical symbol for the element Silver?

Answer: Ag

From the latin: Argentum. Sn is Tin, Sr is Strontium and Ar is Argon.

8. What is the chemical symbol for potassium?

Answer: K

K is from the Latin name kalium. P is phosphorus, Po is polonium and Mn is manganese.

9. What is the chemical symbol for Lead?

Answer: Pb

Pb is from the latin Plumbum. La is Lanthanum, Lp is a long playing vinyl disc, and Pd is Palladium, named after the Greek goddess of wisdom.

10. What do the following elements have in common: Yttrium (Y), Ytterbium (Yb), Terbium (Tb) and Erbium (Er)?

Answer: They are named after the Swedish village Ytterby

The quarry on the outskirts of Ytterby also saw the discovery of Holmium, Thulium and Gadolinium. Seven different elements isolated - not bad going for one tiny island community.

Source: Author harum-scarum

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