TRIVIAS: Uses of Elements

Question 1

Used among industrial companies as coating for steel and iron to prevent rusting

Answer 1

Zinc

Question 2

Due to the ___________ of Lead, it is used as shield against X-ray and Gamma-ray radiation

Answer 2

High Density

Question 3

used for flares

Answer 3

White Phosphorus

Question 4

used for the side matchboxes

Answer 4

Red Phosphorus

Question 5

a well-known poison and is used to kill rats and for insecticide

Answer 5

Arsenic

Question 6

used medically as a treatment for osteoarthritis, improvement of mental capacity and increasing testosterone

Answer 6

Boron

Question 7

utilized in the aviation industry as cogs and gears

Answer 7

Beryllium

Question 8

used in rechargeable batteries and hydride batteries used in hybrid vehicles

Answer 8

Nickel

Question 9

is best known use for this alloy is in flints for cigarette lighters

Answer 9

Cerium

Question 10

used as a steel additive to produce very tough alloy

Answer 10

Vanadium

Question 11

used in molten iron and steel to remove sulfur

Answer 11

Magnesium

Question 12

used in precision tubing for refrigerators and air conditioners

Answer 12

Aluminum

Question 13

Primarily used for electrical wiring due to its electrical conductivity and ductility

Answer 13

Copper

Question 14

used in germicidal lamps due to its capability to produced uv light

Answer 14

Xenon

Question 15

Used as a disinfectant to treat drinking water and swimming pools due to its capability to kill bacteria

Answer 15

Chlorine

Question 16

Used for semiconductors for phones and other gadgets

Answer 16

Silicon

Question 17

Utilized for composite armor, specifically of the main battle tank of the US Army

Answer 17

Depleted Uranium

Question 18

Used to pressurize liquid fuel tanks in rockets

Answer 18

Helium

Question 19

used as a rocket fuel igniter

Answer 19

Amorphous Boron

Question 20

Main fuel for NASA space shuttle program

Answer 20

Hydrogen

Question 21

Can make water burn

Answer 21

Potassium

Question 22

Used by the oil and gas industries to make drilling mud

Answer 22

Barium

Question 23

Used in portable metal detectors for identifying gold and silver ores

Answer 23

Californium

Question 24

main element/materials used in making Formula 1 Car’s chassis

Answer 24

Carbon

Question 25

Used in old thermometers to gauge the temperature

Answer 25

Mercury

Question 26

Oxygen combined with __________ produces flame used for cutting and welding metals

Answer 26

Acetylene Gas

Question 27

Oxygen combined with Acetylene gas produces ____________ flame used for cutting and welding metals

Answer 27

Oxy acetylene

Question 28

Can be used as a reducing agent or preparing metals like thorium and uranium

Answer 28

Calcium

Question 29

used in metallurgy as a scavenger element for the removal of impurities in metals

Answer 29

Lithium

Question 30

Used in air purifiers for removing carbon dioxide from the air

Answer 30

Lithium

Question 31

Lithium is used in air purifiers for removing carbon dioxide from the air by forming ____________

Answer 31

Lithium Carbonates

Question 32

Used for aerospace industry components and sports equipment

Answer 32

Scandium

Question 33

used in making microwave filters for radar, white LED lights and metal cutting lasers

Answer 33

Yttrium

Question 34

an important cryogenic refrigerant

Answer 34

Liquid neon

Question 35

Can be used to predict the arrival of an earthquake because it was being released from fault zones prior to earth slipping

Answer 35

Radon

Question 36

Known to significantly reduce power consumption of fluorescent lamps

Answer 36

Krypton

Question 37

Present in optical fibers especially laptops

Answer 37

Platinum

Question 38

used in photography, medicines, insecticides,etc.

Answer 38

Bromine

Question 39

used on cuts and wounds to kill germs

Answer 39

Iodine

Question 40

used for fire extinguishing operations

Answer 40

Argon

Question 41

believed to be more powerful than uranium in generating energy

Answer 41

Plutonium Rods

Question 42

Used to locate and image brain tumors

Answer 42

Rubidium

Question 43

Used to study blood flow and in nuclear medicine to study lung function for problems

Answer 43

Krypton - 85

Question 44

mainly used for photovoltaic cells

Answer 44

Silicon

Question 45

element used in atomic clocks

Answer 45

Cesium - 133

Question 46

used to harden steel and high resistance to rust

Answer 46

Chromium

Question 47

_________ for nuclear power plants and nuclear reactors

Answer 47

Uranium Fuel

Question 48

Main gas in the Earth's Atmosphere approximately 78%

Answer 48

Nitrogen

Question 49

Can be used as fertilizers

Answer 49

Nitrogen

Question 50

has the highest melting point for a metal

Answer 50

Tungsten

Question 51

Used for incandescent light bulb filaments

Answer 51

Tungsten

Question 52

used in manufacturing fiber optics

Answer 52

Germanium

Question 53

Used as catalyst in the chemical industry

Answer 53

Osmium

Question 54

Used by the nuclear power industry to separate uranium isotopes

Answer 54

Fluorine

Question 55

Does not absorb neutrons

Answer 55

Zirconium

Question 56

Is widely used in nuclear reactors

Answer 56

Zirconium

Question 57

utilized and associated with aerospace, medical, power, oil and gas industries

Answer 57

Titanium

Question 58

used to make chemical process equipment, nuclear reactors, aircraft and missile parts

Answer 58

Tantalum