Questions that are gonna be on the test

Question 1

What are the elements of the chemical symbols based on?

Answer 1

Physical and Chemical Properties

Question 2

A chemical name is based on…

Answer 2

The name of the element either in English or its another language

Question 3

The symbol for an element may be:

Answer 3

1. The first letter of its name
2. The first and second letter of its name
3. The first and some other letter of its name
4. Based on other language name of the element (e.g. Latin, German, etc…)

Question 4

The letter Z is a symbol for

Answer 4

Atomic Number (The number of protons in an atom of an element)

Question 5

Which chemical element has the country of FRANCE?

Answer 5

Francium

Question 6

Which chemical element is the country of GERMANY?

Answer 6

Germanium

Question 7

Which chemical element has the country AMERICA?

Answer 7

Americium

Question 8

Which chemical element has the country of POLAND?

Answer 8

Polonium

Question 9

Which chemical element has the country SCANDINAVIA?

Answer 9

Scandium

Question 10

Which chemical element has one of our STATES?

Answer 10

Californium

Question 11

Which chemical element has the city of BERKELEY?

Answer 11

Berkelium

Question 12

Which chemical element has the continent of EUROPE?

Answer 12

Europium

Question 13

Which chemical element is the closest to the sun (MERCURY)?

Answer 13

Mercury

Question 14

Which chemical element is the coldest planet in the solar system (URANUS)?

Answer 14

Uranium

Question 15

Which chemical element is the farthest from the sun (PLUTO)?

Answer 15

Plutonium

Question 16

Which chemical element is the 8th planet of the solar system (NEPTUNE)?

Answer 16

Neptunium

Question 17

Which chemical element made the theory of relativity and this symbol, E=mc2 (ALBERT EINSTEIN)?

Answer 17

Einsteinium

Question 18

Which chemical element made radioactivity (PIERRE & MARIE CURIE)?

Answer 18

Curium

Question 19

Which chemical element made the fermi-equation (ENRICO FERMI)?

Answer 19

Fermium

Question 20

Which chemical element made the TNT-Dynamite and the peace prize (ALFRED NOBEL)?

Answer 20

Nobelium

Question 21

Which chemical element made the periodic table (DMITRI MENDELEYEV)?

Answer 21

Mendelevium

Question 22

Which chemical element made the cyclotron (ERNEST LAWRENCE)?

Answer 22

Lawrencium

Question 23

Which chemical element has the same name as one of our coins?

Answer 23

Nickel

Question 24

Which chemical element has the same name as the fictional planet from which Superman came?

Answer 24

Krypton

Question 25

Which chemical element was named after Thor, the Scandinavian god of Thunder?

Answer 25

Thorium

Question 26

24K is...

Answer 26

Pure Gold

Question 27

12K is...

Answer 27

Half Pure Gold

Question 28

Sterling Silver has the fineness of...

Answer 28

925

Question 29

What is the percentage of silver?

Answer 29

92.5%

Question 30

What is the percentage of fine silver?

Answer 30

99.9%

Question 31

This chemical element is a yellow colour that stinks when burned.

Answer 31

Sulfur

Question 32

This chemical element is a reddish-orange colour used for electrical wiring.

Answer 32

Copper

Question 33

This chemical element is named after a female scientist.

Answer 33

Curium

Question 34

This chemical element is a coin.

Answer 34

Nickel

Question 35

This chemical element is a gas used to make colourfully lit advertising signs.

Answer 35

Neon

Question 36

What metallic element is sometimes used in flares and flashbulbs because it burns with a bright, white light?

Answer 36

Magnesium

Question 37

What element is used to disinfect swimming pools?

Answer 37

Chlorine

Question 38

What element is found in the liver that is needed to prevent anemia or "tired" blood?

Answer 38

Iron

Question 39

What element is needed for strong bones and teeth?

Answer 39

Calcium

Question 40

Which element is used to "paint" the skin to prevent infection from cuts and scratches?

Answer 40

Iodine

Question 41

What element is added to toothpaste and city water systems to help tooth decay?

Answer 41

Fluorine

Question 42

What element is used in bright, flashing advertising signs?

Answer 42

Neon

Question 43

What element is a liquid metal used in thermometers?

Answer 43

Mercury

Question 44

Which element is used for the shiny trim on cars?

Answer 44

Chromium

Question 45

Which element is used in light bulbs as a filament?

Answer 45

Tungsten

Question 46

Which element is used as rat poison and found in the title of the murder mystery " _________ and Old Lace?

Answer 46

Arsenic

Question 47

What element is found in the U.S. penny?

Answer 47

Copper

Question 48

A diamond and your pencil lead (graphite) are made of this element?

Answer 48

Carbon

Question 49

Steel is formed when a bit of carbon is added to this element. (The carbon gives the strength and the hardness to the steel.

Answer 49

Iron

Question 50

What element is used as a shield to protect people from radioactive substances?

Answer 50

Lead

Question 51

What element has the lowest density of all of the elements?

Answer 51

Hydrogen

Question 52

What element was used to make the first atomic bomb?

Answer 52

Uranium

Question 53

Which element is rolled into a foil found and used in your kitchen?

Answer 53

Aluminum

Question 54

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?

Answer 54

Copper