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1. I was wandering around, and I noticed that some of the buildings had pale green roofs, and I thought "Gee, everything is going green!". I went up for a look but tripped and spilled my "Rust-Away" on the roof, causing brilliant orange streaks to appear. I thought "Ah-ha! This roof is made of_____."
2. Having survived my spill, I thought I was burning a bit of a fever; so I looked at my old-fashioned thermometer and noticed a silvery substance within. I was so shocked when I read 98 degrees Celsius, (I need glasses and less metric measurements) that I dropped my thermometer causing ________ to splatter everywhere.
3. After calling specialists to clean up my spill, I pulled out my key-chain and held it in the sun thinking how marvelous it was that this metal (of atomic number 24) was highly resistant to corrosion, and created such a splendidly shiny sheen. However, walking to my car a madman stole my key chain and I yelled, "Don't take my ______ plated keychain!"
4. Man, this is turning into quite the day! I felt my heart pounding a bit so I went to a doctor and stated that I often felt weak and dizzy, and well to put it frankly, a bit anemic. The doctor patted my hand and said "Don't worry, just take some ____ , which is what allows oxidation to occur in your red blood cells and you'll be strong as an ox."
5. Golly, I thought it was time for a treat so I quickly booked it to the nearest jewelry dealer and demanded a precious metal bracelet, whose metallic purity is generally gauged in carats. The clerk insisted that solely 24k ____ was not possible but I was free to look at a 22k version instead.
6. Let's see if we can throw you for a bit of a loop. I went to my car and noticed a billboard saying, "Nitrous oxides create acid rain" and I thought, "Goodness gracious. I'm so glad I have ________ in my catalytic converter to generate nitrogen gas from nitrous oxides produced from combustion".
7. I went off in my car (I had a spare key that the madman did not take) and drove around the country side until I came across an antimony smelting operation. I pulled out a "Keep Workers Safe" sign and marched into the office to demand that they deal with this metal which is commonly associated with antimony but more famously was banned for its utilization in _____ based paints, and is known to retard neural development in children.
8. Having proven my environmental stewardship, I went home and sat out on my deck. Keeping my X-ray fluorescence gun handy, I decided to see what elements were present on my wood and discovered that my deck had been CCA treated; a preservative made of these 3 metals, _____ , _____ and _____.
9. I quickly ran inside because I was worried about the possible toxicity of my deck and noticed a particularly interesting metal sample sitting on my desk. I looked up at the picture I had taken of this metal melting on my hand due to its melting point of around 30 degrees, and thought, "Gee; could I coat my hand with _______?"
10. Concluding that making a metal hand was something better left to Anakin Skywalker, I wandered into my living room, found a Canadian five cent coin (commonly referred to as the _____), which surprisingly after the year 2000 doesn't contain any ____ at all, unlike the toonie (2 dollar coin) whose outer ring is composed entirely of _____. After scooping up my _____, I decided I'd had enough for today and it was time to chill out with a periodic table.
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