Famous Elements
I give rotten eggs their incredible smell.
The smallest unit of matter that forms a chemical element.
What is an atom?
I am the best conductor of electricity
What is silver?
I developed the Scientific Method, and died after stuffing pigeons with snow.
Who is Sir Francis Bacon?
This means I can be flattened
What is malleability?
I am the most common element in the universe
What is hydrogen?
A pure substance that cannot be broken down via chemical processes.
What is an element?
My name in Latin means "water silver"
What is mercury?
I developed the first atomic theory of elements.
Who is John Dalton?
What is conductivity?
Without me, you'll find your food quite tasteless.
What is sodium?
The orbit followed by electrons around the nucleus of an element.
What is an electron shell?
My high price makes me quite popular with the burglars.
What is copper?
A woman who won the Nobel prize for discovering two new elements...including the one that lets us see like Superman.
Who is Marie Curie?
What is lustrous?
Your lungs would be useless without me.
These are the rows of the periodic table.
What is a period?
I had a whole "age" named after me. I'm known for use in making weapons.
What is iron?
I noticed that when I washed my hands, less people died. Ironically, I died of a hand infection.
Who is Semmelweis?
This property causes me to "stick like glue"
What is magnetic?
Teenage boys rely on my ability to keep the sweat away.
What is aluminum?
The number of protons and neutrons with the nucleus of an atom.
What is atomic mass?
Stick me in the refiner's fire and you'll get rid of all the impurities.
What is gold?
I am credited with developing the periodic table of elements.
Who is Dmitri Mendeleev?
Heat me up...I'll keep my shape, mostly.
What is high melting point?