Things you don't want to put in your mouth.
Things you would like to put in a closet with Justin Bieber
Mostly Molecular
In Retrospect....
People and places.
100
This family tends to burst into flames when exposed to water
What are the Alkali Metals?
100
The heaviest of the nobel gases this gas can seep into your basements and possible cause cancer.
What is radon?
100
Containing only carbon and oxygen, this molecule is the main culprit in man made Global Warming.
What is CO2 ?
100
Used to be put into gas to improve engine performance and into paint to provide better coverage.
What is lead?
100
Named after this west coast state better known for surfing and hippies.
What is Californium?
200
A member of the Halogens; this element was used during WWI to make the chemical agent mustard gas.
What is chlorine?
200
The most electronegative element, this gas would steal electrons from anything, including the people who studied it.
What is fluorine?
200
This molecule, containing only oxygen, exists in the stratosphere where it shield the Earth from UV radiation.
What is ozone (O3)?
200
This "quick metal" was used to make amalgams for filling teeth.
What is mercury?
200
Named for the country of birth of Marie Curie and not the dance.
What is Polonium?
300
Its deadly purpose derives from its ability to mimic phosphorous in the human body. One of the ingredients in rat poison.
What is arsenic?
300
The heaviest naturally occurring element, was one of two elements using in making the atomic bomb.
What is Uranium?
300
"I" in HONClBrIF
What is Iodine (I2)?
300
Used to make a bright orange glaze in pottery, this radioactive element gave new meaning to the term "Hot Plate"
What is Uranium?
300
Recently reunited, one of the missing pieces "32" in Mendeleev's early periodic table, it's discovery helped to validate it.
What is Germanium?
400
One of the few elements to be liquid at room temperature, this halogen name is the Greek word for stench.
What is bromine?
400
Containing carbon and oxygen, this deadly gas is a product of incomplete combustion in your car engine.
What is carbon monoxide?
400
Containing only three carbon, this saturated hydrocarbon is a big hit at barbecues.
What is propane?
400
The "UP" in Seven-Up, the salt of this lightest of the alkali metal used to be added to this popular drink.
What is lithium?
400
Was discovered on the sun and whose name honors that.
What is Helium?
500
Named after Pluto, this man made element was used to make an atomic bomb.
What is plutonium?
500
The only metal to be liquid at room temperature, this element has been identified as a neurotoxin.
What is Mercury?
500
Containing two carbons and a double bond, this gas is used to artificially ripen fruit.
What is ethene?
500
Used as a coolant for refrigeration and propellant for deodorant, this gas had unfortunate habit of destroying ozone in our atmosphere.
What is a CFC (Chlorofluorocarbon)?
500
The heaviest of the alkali metals, named for the country of Brie and baguettes.
What is Francium?
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