Names Flashcards
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Helium
1
Hydrogen
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Lithium
4
Beryllium
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Boron
Think of boring a tunnel like the Chanel tunnel which is 50km long.
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Carbon
Found in pencils and pencils have 6 sides.
7
Nitrogen
Think of NITROglycerin or dynamite. See two sticks arranged in a 7
8
Oxygen. Think oct which is 8. An octopus lives in water which contains oxygen.
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Fluorine
Imagine some fluoride toothpaste that was squirted into a 9
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Neon
Neo in the matrix was the one. Just put a 0 after it.
11
Sodium.
Think of salt. 11 grains would probably be the smallest amount of salt you could taste.
12
Magnesium
Wheels of sports cars are made of magnesium and imagine 12 spooks of a wheel.
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Aluminium
Think of the aluminium ladder we have. Walking under it is unlucky as is 13
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Silicon
Imagine a silicone with 7 pins on each side.
15
Phosphorus
Was used in matches. 15 matches in one of those small boxes.
16
Sulphur
Smells of rotten eggs and eggs can be brought in boxes of 16
Also you can join the army at 16 and they may use the smell of sulphur as a chemical weapon.
17
Chlorine
Used in gas form in the WW1. Imagine 17 men being killed by chlorine gas.
18
Argon
Think Catherine of Aragon. She was very young and 18 is the youngest age to marry
19
Potassium
The doctor said a banana was a good source of potassium. Remember the banana article you had to write about. You probably got 19 out of 40
20
Calcium
Think of bones. 200 in the body which is like 20
21
Scandium
It is a scandal if someone in America drinks under the age of 21
22
Titanium
Titanic. It had 2200 passengers when it sank.
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Vanadium
Think of a van with 23 people stuffed into it.
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Chromium
It never rusts it is always shiny. Shiny 24 hours a day.
25
Manganese.
Mango. You would pay 25 pounds for a mango.
26
Iron.
A Ferris wheel is made of iron and may contain 26 seats.
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Cobalt
28
Nickel
A nickel is worth more than a penny meaning more money. People had more money in 1928 in America as it was before the depression.
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Copper
Copper is used in penny’s and was used in 1929 during the Great Depression.
30
Zinc
Think of phineas and ferb. There was a lake with a monster in it that needed zinc.
Phineas and Ferb is 30 minutes long.
31
Gallium
Imagine a Spanish galleon. They had 3 masts that looked like a 1 so it reminds us of 31
32
Germanium
Think Germany. It was in 1932 that the Nazi party gained great power in government
33
Arsenic
Club 33 in Disney land. Disney is evil so think of an evil element.
34
Selenium
It was used in the first solar cells. Imagine a solar panel at a 34 degree angle. It is also the number used in your magic square.
35
Bromine
Broom with 5 rows of 7 bristles
36
Krypton
Super man. Think of him as having 36 powers.
37
Rubidium
37 is the normal human Body temp. If you ate some your temp would increase as it would explode.
38
Strontium
The 38th parallel north is a line of latitude that goes across the world but is also the border between north and South Korea. The border between them is very strong think strontium.
39
Yttrium
The 39 steps. That is about spies and people going to strange and exotic places that happens in most spy films and yttrium was discovered in the exotic place of Sweden
40
Zirconium
Used to make fake diamonds which only cost 40 pounds.
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Niobium
People who do a lot for niobium chemistry get a meddle. This is four one person only and four one is 41
42
Molybdenum
It is essential to life as it is in enzymes. One of the meanings of life the universe and everything.
43
Technetium
44
Ruthenium
It is named after the Latin name for Russia. You know the dialling code for Russia and the dialling code for the UK is 44
45
Rhodium
It is used in catalytic converters and will be found in the Ferrari 458. It has a 4.5 litre engine so it will need a large converter.
46
Palladium
Think of a palace with you in it. In Ancient Greek all the letters have their own value and the value of Adam is 46. Imagine yourself living in a palace.
47
Silver
Agent 47 has silver ballers.
