Period table
Argon come from the Greek term 'argos', which means what?
Lazy or idol
What are the only 2 metals that are not coloured silver?
Copper and Gold
When water freezes it does the opposite to most things. What does it do?
Expands
Is TNT and dynamite the same thing?
No
What explosive thing did Alfred Nobel invent that is still used today?
Dynamite
Bromine comes from the Greek word 'bromos' which means?
Stench
What is the second most abundant element in the universe?
Helium
At what temperature does air become a liquid?
-190 Degrees Celcius
TNT has what colour and smell?
Yellow an odourless
Which element has been called a witches stone, Bologna stone or a philosophers stone because it can glow when exposed tot he sun or heated up?
Barium
Krypton comes from the Greek word 'Kryptos' which means?
Hidden
Which elements has the shortest half life at 23 yottoseconds?
Hydrogen-7
When you put a quantity of salt into a glass of water, what happens to the water level?
It goes down.
Gunpowder is a mixture of 3 elements- sulphur and which 2 others?
Carbon and Potassium nitrate
Neon as an element was discovered in 1898. Which decade of the 1800's were neon signs first used?
1850's
Cerium comes from the Greek work 'ceres' which means?
Grain or Bread
What is the only element that can form stable bonds with it's self?
Cabon
Buckminsterfullerene is an allotrope (different form) which element?
Carbon
Antimony is the most explosive element. Where are the biggest natural reserves of Antimony found?
China
When and where was the first nuclear bomb detonated?
1945 in Los Alamos, New Mexico
Iridium comes from the greek work 'iris' and means what?
Of rainbows
Which two elements are the only elements liquid at room temperature?
Mercury and Bromine
What is the most abundant element in the Earths crust?
Oxygen
As a yellow die.
I had been known about for 40 years and in 1825 scientists worked out how to extract it. in 1852 I was worth $33 650 per kilo (todays money). Which element am I?
Aluminium