Chemical elements questions This is a list of recently added questions about chemical elements. Chemical elements quiz What can be used to extinguish magnesium fires? Fire blanket 183 Dry sand 1155 Water 60 CO2 Extinguisher 269 The water, fire blanket and carbon dioxide fire extinguisher cannot be used for extinguishing magnesium fires. Burning magnesium is usually quenched by using a Class D dry chemical fire extinguisher, or by covering the fire with sand to remove its air source. ShadowMaster Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question chem.libretexts.org 4 Very interesting! Fire questions how many groups and periods does the modern periodic table have 6 periods and 14 groups 315 7 periods and 18 groups 1221 8 periods and 19 groups 750 9 periods and 20 groups 232 The modern periodic table of the elements contains 18 groups, or vertical columns. Elements in a group have similar chemical and physical properties because they have the same number of outer electrons. The periodic table consists of seven periods. The periods vary in length. M Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question genesismission.jpl.nasa.gov 2 Very interesting! Science questions The rarest chemical element naturally ocurring in the Earth's crust is... rhenium 555 iridium 546 osmium 780 astatine 1157 Astatine is a radioactive chemical element with symbol At and atomic number 85. It is the rarest naturally occurring element in the Earth's crust, occurring only as the decay product of various heavier elements. The total amount of astatine in the Earth's crust is estimated to be less than one gram at any given time. synapsaa Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question wikipedia → Astatine 3 Very interesting! Records questions Which element is blue in liquid state? hydrogen 752 nitrogen 1307 oxygen 2293 helium 915 Liquid oxygen has a pale blue color and is strongly paramagnetic. The first measurable quantity of liquid oxygen was produced by Polish professors Zygmunt Wróblewski and Karol Olszewski (Jagiellonian University in Kraków) on April 5, 1883. Ts Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question wikipedia → Liquid oxygen 0 Very interesting! Chemistry questions Which of these elements is not a micronutrient? Mn 535 Zn 723 Tl 3443 Cu 1107 Copper, zinc and manganese are micronutrients. They are necessary for the proper functioning of our body. Thallium, on the other hand, is very toxic. Ts Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question wikipedia → Micronutrient 1 Very interesting! Metals questions Which of the following metals is the most reactive? sodium 1264 potassium 777 rubidium 771 cesium 1793 Caesium or cesium is a chemical element with symbol Cs and atomic number 55. It is a soft, silvery-gold alkali metal . Is most reactive of all metals. Ts Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question wikipedia → Caesium 3 Very interesting! Metals questions What is the half-time of radiocarbon? (carbon-14) 5 years 1051 57 years 2491 573 years 2889 5730 years 5761 Carbon-14, 14C, or radiocarbon, is a radioactive isotope of carbon with an atomic nucleus containing 6 protons and 8 neutrons. Carbon-12 and carbon-13 are both stable, while the half-life of carbon-14 is 5,730 ±40 years. Ts Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question wikipedia → Carbon-14 3 Very interesting! Geology questions What is the name of the most radioactive isotope on the planet? Rad 226 349 Uranus 235 899 Polonium 210 771 plutonium 244 593 210Po is extremely toxic, with one microgram being enough to kill the average adult (250,000 times more toxic than hydrogen cyanide by weight). 210Po was used to kill Russian dissident and ex-FSB officer Alexander V. Litvinenko in 2006. Ts Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question wikipedia → Polonium 6 Very interesting! Isotopes questions What is the chemical symbol of mercury? Ru 484 Rh 1015 Hg 8662 Mt 143 The Latin name of mercury is "hydrargyrum" (meaning liquid silver - quicksilver), hence the symbol Hg. Ru is the chemical symbol of ruthenium, Rh - rhodium, Mt - meitnerium. globalquiz.org Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question 0 Very interesting! Chemistry questions What is the chemical symbol of manganese? Mg 1437 Mo 139 Mn 7522 Ma 538 Mg is the chemical symbol of magnesium. Mo is the chemical symbol of molybdenum. globalquiz.org Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question 0 Very interesting! Chemistry questions --> Play and see more questions Chemical elements quiz
