What's My Name?
Au, shucks. I've been prized since ancient times because I'm so valuable.
What is gold?
I'm used in phone batteries.
What is lithium?
I’m nonmetallic, love to bond, and make up diamonds.
What is carbon?
I’m in toothpaste and water—helping your teeth stay strong.
What is fluorine?
This element honors the home of baguettes and berets.
What is Francium?
I'm Fe and am found in your bridges and blood.
What is iron?
I’m a gas used in glowing red signs.
What is neon?
My name sounds like a red planet, but I glow blue-green.
What is Mercury?
My symbol is Sn, I'm silvery-white, and used to hold food.
What is tin?
I'm named after a European country known for cars and beer.
What is Germanium?
I'm Zr and am often confused with my gemstone friends.
What is zirconium?
I’m found in bananas and my symbol is K.
What is potassium?
I'm purple and used to disinfect and clean wounds.
What is iodine?
I'm reddish in color, a good conductor, and like to be counted.
What is copper?
This element is named after the Roman god of the sea and a blue planet.
What is Neptunium?
My symbol is Pb and I'm found in pipes and old paint.
What is lead?
I’m shiny and very expensive, and my symbol is Pt.
What is platium?
I’m shiny, radioactive, and named after a female scientist.
What is Curium?
I make up about 78% of the atmosphere, and I'm also in soil, water, and living organisms.
What is nitrogen?
I share a name with a place famous for Vikings.
What is Scandium?
I'm Co and give glass and ceramics a vibrant and heat- resistant blue hue.
What is cobalt?
I’m found in matches and eggs and my name starts with S.
What is sulphur?
My name comes from the Greek for “hidden,” but I'm found in lasers and flashlights.
What is Krypton?
I create durable and corrosion-resistant finishes on metal surfaces from car parts to kitchen utensils.
What is chromium?
Element 101 was named for a chemist who liked organizing elements, even unknown ones.
What is Mendelevium?