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This element arrests criminals.
What is copper?
Helium, neon, argon
What are noble gases?
This highly-reactive metal and this high-reactive gas form an ionic bond to create common table salt.
What are sodium and chlorine?
This common state exists below the melting point.
What is solid?
This age was named for an abundant element that required blast furnaces to reliably melt.
What is the Iron Age?
Kal El was born on this planet.
What is krypton?
Lithium, sodium, potassium
What are alkali metals?
Inhaling this element will raise the pitch of one’s voice.
What is helium?
This fluid contains high ionization energy.
What is plasma?
This age was named for an alloy of tin and copper
What is the Bronze Age?
This element has been associated with bright signage.
What is neon?
Beryllium, magnesium, calcium
What are alkaline earth metals?
This rare, yellow element has no taste, as the human body has no chemicals to digest it.
What is gold?
This state change happens when a substance of increased energy skips the liquid state.
What is sublimation?
This element was known as brimstone.
What is sulfur?
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What is “Tin Tin”?
Fluorine, chlorine, bromine
What are halogens?
A single compound of these two elements comprises roughly 2/3 of the human body.
What are hydrogen and oxygen?
This state change happens when a decrease in a substance’s energy skips the liquid state.
What is deposition?
This yellow-orange alloy contains copper and zinc.
What is brass?
These elements were all named for Roman deities and, when discovered, planets.
What are Mercury, Uranium, Neptunium, and Plutonium?
Nitrogen, phosphorus, arsenic
What are pnictogens?
This dense, soft metal is very poisonous, but its salts have a sweet taste.
What is lead?
This state of matter commonly used in display technologies contains properties of both solids and liquids.
What is liquid crystal?
This soft metal was common for coinage and to back glass to create mirrors.
What is silver?