Questions that are gonna be on the test Flashcards
What are the elements of the chemical symbols based on?
Physical and Chemical Properties
A chemical name is based on…
The name of the element either in English or its another language
The symbol for an element may be:
- The first letter of its name
- The first and second letter of its name
- The first and some other letter of its name
- Based on other language name of the element (e.g. Latin, German, etc…)
The letter Z is a symbol for
Atomic Number (The number of protons in an atom of an element)
Which chemical element has the country of FRANCE?
Francium
Which chemical element is the country of GERMANY?
Germanium
Which chemical element has the country AMERICA?
Americium
Which chemical element has the country of POLAND?
Polonium
Which chemical element has the country SCANDINAVIA?
Scandium
Which chemical element has one of our STATES?
Californium
Which chemical element has the city of BERKELEY?
Berkelium
Which chemical element has the continent of EUROPE?
Europium
Which chemical element is the closest to the sun (MERCURY)?
Mercury
Which chemical element is the coldest planet in the solar system (URANUS)?
Uranium
Which chemical element is the farthest from the sun (PLUTO)?
Plutonium
Which chemical element is the 8th planet of the solar system (NEPTUNE)?
Neptunium
Which chemical element made the theory of relativity and this symbol, E=mc2 (ALBERT EINSTEIN)?
Einsteinium
Which chemical element made radioactivity (PIERRE & MARIE CURIE)?
Curium
Which chemical element made the fermi-equation (ENRICO FERMI)?
Fermium
Which chemical element made the TNT-Dynamite and the peace prize (ALFRED NOBEL)?
Nobelium
Which chemical element made the periodic table (DMITRI MENDELEYEV)?
Mendelevium
Which chemical element made the cyclotron (ERNEST LAWRENCE)?
Lawrencium
Which chemical element has the same name as one of our coins?
Nickel
Which chemical element has the same name as the fictional planet from which Superman came?
Krypton
Which chemical element was named after Thor, the Scandinavian god of Thunder?
Thorium
24K is…
Pure Gold
12K is…
Half Pure Gold
Sterling Silver has the fineness of…
925
What is the percentage of silver?
92.5%
What is the percentage of fine silver?
99.9%
This chemical element is a yellow colour that stinks when burned.
Sulfur
This chemical element is a reddish-orange colour used for electrical wiring.
Copper
This chemical element is named after a female scientist.
Curium
This chemical element is a coin.
Nickel
This chemical element is a gas used to make colourfully lit advertising signs.
Neon
What metallic element is sometimes used in flares and flashbulbs because it burns with a bright, white light?
Magnesium
What element is used to disinfect swimming pools?
Chlorine
What element is found in the liver that is needed to prevent anemia or “tired” blood?
Iron
What element is needed for strong bones and teeth?
Calcium
Which element is used to “paint” the skin to prevent infection from cuts and scratches?
Iodine
What element is added to toothpaste and city water systems to help tooth decay?
Fluorine
What element is used in bright, flashing advertising signs?
Neon
What element is a liquid metal used in thermometers?
Mercury
Which element is used for the shiny trim on cars?
Chromium
Which element is used in light bulbs as a filament?
Tungsten
Which element is used as rat poison and found in the title of the murder mystery “ _________ and Old Lace?
Arsenic
What element is found in the U.S. penny?
Copper
A diamond and your pencil lead (graphite) are made of this element?
Carbon
Steel is formed when a bit of carbon is added to this element. (The carbon gives the strength and the hardness to the steel.
Iron
What element is used as a shield to protect people from radioactive substances?
Lead
What element has the lowest density of all of the elements?
Hydrogen
What element was used to make the first atomic bomb?
Uranium
Which element is rolled into a foil found and used in your kitchen?
Aluminum
What element used to be mined in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan? Several towns in the Upper Peninsula are named after this element, including “ ________ Harbor?
Copper