Breathing brings what gaseous element to every cell of the body?
Oxygen Click to see the answer
Which element is named after the founder of prestigious prizes for science and literature?
Nobelium
A golden anniversary represents how many years?
50
Which gaseous element fills red tubular signs, used in advertising displays?
Neon
Which element is the basic material used in computer chips?
Silicon
Which metallic element is the main component of steel?
Iron
Which of these metallic elements is liquid at room temperature?
Mercury Click to see the answer
Which element is named after the most populous state in the USA?
Californium
1848 and 1849 saw a rush of miners to California in search of what element?
Gold
Which element is named after the most populous country in the EU?
Germanium
Which element has the chemical symbol C?
Carbon
How is aluminium known in North America?
Aluminum
Which element is named after the eighth planet in the Solar System?
Neptunium
Which element has the chemical symbol N?
Nitrogen
Which element has the chemical symbol Cu?
Copper
Which gaseous element increases the pitch of a voice when inhaled?
Helium Click to see the answer
A silver anniversary represents how many years?
25
A carbon dioxide molecule contains two atoms of what element?
Oxygen
Which element has the chemical symbol P?
Phosphorus
Which 1983 song by Spandau Ballet takes its name from a metallic element?
Gold
Which element has the chemical symbol Zn?
Zinc
In the Marvel Comic Universe, the superhero identity of Tony Stark has what element in his name?
Iron
The US five-cent coin takes its nickname from what element?
Nickel
Which element has the chemical symbol H?
Hydrogen
Which element has the chemical symbol O?
Oxygen
The elements scandium and thulium are both named after which region of Europe?
Scandinavia
Does carbon have a high melting point?
Yes, Extremely
Which of these elements is *not* a metal?
Krypton Click to see the answer
Diamonds are made of what element?
Carbon
Which is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature?
Mercury
Which element gets its name from the physicist who discovered X-rays?
Roentgenium
What is the chemical symbol for tin?
Sn
What is the main metallic element in chalk and other forms of limestone?
Calcium
Which element takes its name from the Latin for a metal from Cyprus?
Copper Click to see the answer
Which element takes its name from the Greek word for the sun?
Helium
What is the chemical symbol for silver?
Ag
Which element takes its name from the Greek word for the moon?
Selenium
The elements radium and polonium were discovered by which scientist?
Marie Curie
Which element is used in batteries and also as a treatment for depression?
Lithium
What is the chemical symbol for potassium?
K
What is the most common gas in the Earth's atmosphere?
Nitrogen
Which of these elements is most like carbon?
Silicon
What form of energy is stored in a battery?
Chemical
Which of these elements is a famous poison?
Arsenic
Which element takes its name from the Latin for a river in Germany?
Rhenium
Which element is named after the winner of the 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics?
Einsteinium
In which film do humans mine for the fictional element unobtainium?
Avatar
Table salt is a compound of sodium and which other element?
Chlorine
What is the chemical symbol for tungsten?
W
Which element was the active ingredient in the first nuclear bombs?
Uranium
What is the chemical symbol for oxygen?
O
Which of these words, when the first letter is removed, becomes a chemical element?
Jargon
Which element is named after the Latin word for France?
Gallium Click to see the answer
What is the lightest element?
Hydrogen
What do the elements in a period have the same number of?
Occupied shells
Which of these is an element?
Neon
Which of these is a noble gas?
Neon
Compounds of which chemical element are dealt with in Organic Chemistry?
Carbon
Which element is also known as brimstone?
Sulphur
Rubies and sapphires are oxides of which element?
Aluminium
Atoms in an element are what?
The same type
How many elements are liquid at room temperature?
2
Which element is named after the Japanese word for Japan?
Nihonium
Which metal impurity makes rubies red and emeralds green?
Chromium
Which gas smells like garlic?
Acetylene
At the start of the Universe, which element was the first to form?
Hydrogen