Name that Element!

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We pick 30 random elements from the periodic table, and make them guess which element they have to get! If they get it right, they get something good! If not, well...
Custom Numbers!
119 - Iodine's Fluorine
120 - Alkali
121 - Halogen
122 - The ASAP Elements
123 - Astatine The Element
124 - Elements Animated 

1. Neodymium
2. Krypton
3. Uranium
4. Americium
5. Tellurium
6. Roentgenium
7. Palladium
8. Promethium
9. Bohrium
10. Seaborgium 
11. Silicon 
12. Mendelevium 
13. Manganese 
14. Mendelevium 
15. Selenium 
16. Cobalt 
17. Americium 
18. Cadmium 
19. Copper 
20. Iodine 
21. Fermium 
22. Uranium 
23. Cerium
24. Americium 
25. Beryllium
26. Gadolinium  
27. Manganese 
28. Selenium 
29. Ununoctium 
30. Livermorium

Neodymium
Question 1: In 1868, French astronomer Pierre Jansen first noticed this element as a bright yellow line in the solar spectrum. Name it!
- Hydrogen
- Helium
- Neon
- Fluorine 
Neodymium answered:
Helium!
That's the one!
It took Neodymium 15 seconds.
Wow, shine on crazy diamond!
Krypton
Question 2: 
Which element is named for a famous Renaissance man even though it didn't exist in nature during the Renaissance?  
- Leonardium
- Newtonium
- Copernicium
- Nobelium
Krypton answered:
Copernicium!
That's the one!
It took Krypton 10 seconds.
Wow, shine on crazy diamond!
Uranium (1)
Question 3: 
An elevator to space might one day ride up tracks made from super-strong nanotubes of this element. Name it!
- Titanium
- Carbon
- Nickel
- Steel
Uranium answered
Carbon!
That's the one!
It took Uranium 11 seconds.
Wow, shine on crazy diamond!
Americium (1)
Question 4: 
Antoine Henri Becquerel discovered radioactivity by exposing a photographic plate to which element?
- Radium 
- Radon 
- Uranium
- Plutonium
Americium answered
Uranium!
That's the one!
It took Americium 17 seconds.
Solid gold.
Tellurium
Question 5:
Which element accounts for the brilliant green colors of the aurora borealis?
- Oxygen
- Nitrogen
- Helium
- Neon
Tellurium answered:
Oxygen!
That's the one!
It took Tellurium 12 seconds.
Solid gold. 
Roentgenium
Question 6:
Which element is also known by the name hydrargyrum, derived from the Greek words for water and silver?
- Palladium
- Cadmium
- Mercury
- Platinum  
Roentgenium answered:
Mercury!
And that's right!
It took Roentgenium 9 seconds.
Solid gold.
Palladium
Question 7:
In 1898, William Ramsay was the first person to see this element glow. Name it! 
- Argon
- Helium
- Neon
- Xenon
Palladium answered:
Neon!
And that's right!
It took Palladium 6 seconds.
Solid gold.
Promethium
Question 8:
Which transition metal has the second highest melting point of all the elements, 3422 °C?
- Copper 
- Tungsten
- Scandium
- Zinc
Promethium answered:
Tungsten!
Correct!
It took Promethium 21 seconds.
Solid gold.
Bohrium
Question 9:
Photographers used a powder of this element to provide light in the early days of flash photography. Name it!
- Iridium
- Sodium
- Magnesium
- Zinc
Bohrium answered:
Magnesium!
And that's right!
It took Bohrium 8 seconds.
Bohrium, you are so awesome! 
Seaborgium
Question 10:
Which element comes first in "The Elements Animated?"
- Hydrogen
- Antimony
- Carbon
- Actinium 
Seaborgium answered:
Antimony!
Correct!
It took Antimony 8 seconds.
Shine on crazy diamond!
Silicon
Question 11: 
Which element is the second most abundant element in Earth's crust, making up 27% of it?
- Iron
- Silicon
- Aluminum
- Tin
Silicon answered:
SILICON!
That's the one!
It took Silicon 6 seconds.
Solid gold. Mendelevium (1)
Question 12:
During the Victorian era, wealthy women sometimes consumed concoctions of this element to make their skin paler. Name it!
- Magnesium
- Arsenic
- Zinc
- Sulfur
Mendelevium answered:
Arsenic!
That's the one!
It took Mendelevium 4 seconds.
Mendelevium, you are so awesome!
Manganese (1)
Question 13:
Onions and garlic get their odor from compounds that contain this element. Name it! 
- Chlorine
- Sodium
- Potassium
- Sulfur
 Manganese answered:
Sulfur!
You got it!
It took Manganese 5 seconds.
Solid gold.
Mendelevium (2)
Question 14:
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union pioneered the use of which metal for military applications?
- Aluminum
- Platinum
- Titanium
- Zirconium
Mendelevium answered:
Platinum
Too bad.
The answer is TITANIUM.
It took Mendelevium 27 seconds.
Mendelevium, you smell like sulfur! 
Selenium (1)
Question 15:
Which element is a key component of both fertilizer and fireworks? 
- Hydrogen
- Lithium
- Potassium
- Cesium
Selenium answered:
Potassium!
And that's right!
It took Selenium 22 seconds.
Wow, shine on crazy diamond! 
Cobalt
Question 16:
In 1952, American scientists discovered this element in the fallout of the first hydrogen bomb ever tested. Name it!
- Einsteinium
- Technetium
- Radium
- Americium
Cobalt answered:
Einsteinium!
You got it!
It took Cobalt 14 seconds.
Solid gold.
Americium (2)
Question 17:
Scientists fused nuclei of this element together with plutonium nuclei to make the super-heavy synthetic element 114. Name it!
- Magnesium
- Calcium
- Technetium
- Phosphorus
 Americium answered:
Calcium!
You got it!
It took Americium 21 seconds.
Americium, you are so awesome!
Cadmium
Question 18:
Which element has the highest atomic number of all stable (non-radioactive) elements?
- Thallium (#81)
- Lead (#82)
- Bismuth (#83)
- Polonium (#84)
Cadmium answered:
Bismuth
Which is wrong, the correct answer is LEAD.
It took Cadmium 10 seconds.
Cadmium, you smell like sulfur! 
Note: POOR BISMUTH! WHY DID BISMUTH DESERVE THIS!? BISMUTH IS NOT RADIOACTIVE! POLONIUM IS! WHAT DO YOU THINK I AM? DID YOU THINK I AM A TITANIUM!? NEXT! THIS IS LIKE NITROGEN! EXCEPT FLUORINE TAKES OVER THE WORLD! >:(
Copper
Question 19:
Which element is the sixth most abundant in the human body and one of six elements considered essential for life?
- Phosphorus
- Sodium
- Carbon
- Nitrogen
Copper answered:
Phosphorus!
That's the one!
It took Copper 16 seconds.
Wow, shine on crazy diamond!
Iodine
Question 20:
What's the most malleable element on the periodic table, and the seventh densest?
- Platinum
- Silver
- Gold
- Tin
Iodine answered:
Gold!
That's the one!
It took Iodine 18 seconds.
Solid gold.
Fermium
Question 21:
This highly reactive element is often used for its power to disassemble the membranes of bacteria. Name it!
- Fluorine
- Chlorine
- Zinc
- Neomycin
Fermium answered:
Chlorine!
Correct!
It took Fermium 11 seconds.
Fermium, you are so awesome!
Uranium (2)
Question 22:
Which element is named for the Swedish village near where it was discovered in 1878?
- Tungsten
- Yttrium
- Thulium
- Ytterbium
Uranium answered:
Ytterbium!
And that's right!
It took Uranium 7 seconds.
Uranium, you are so awesome!
Cerium
Question 23:
It's the most abundant metal on our planet, making up 8.1% of Earth's crust. Name it!
- Iron
- Tin
- Aluminum
- Nickel
Cerium answered:
Aluminum!
You got it!
It took Cerium 23 seconds.
Wow, shine on crazy diamond!
Americium (3)
Question 24:
Of all the elements that are solid at room temperature, which is the least dense?
- Rubidium
- Cesium
- Lithium
- Francium 
Americium answered:
Lithium!
That's the one!
It took Americium 26 seconds.
Wow, shine on crazy diamond!
Beryllium
Question 25: 
What's the sixth most abundant element in the universe?
- Oxygen
- Iron
- Nitrogen
- Boron
Beryllium answered:
Iron!
That's the one!
It took Beryllium 11 seconds.
Solid gold.
Gadolinium
Question 26:
Scottish physician Daniel Rutherford discovered this element in 1772 and called it "noxious air." Name it!
- Argon
- Hydrogen
- Nitrogen
- Methane
Gadolinium answered:
Nitrogen!
That's the one!
It took Gadolinium 7 seconds.
Gadolinium, you are so awesome!
Manganese (2)
Question 27: 
What's the fourth most common element in the world's oceans?
- Hydrogen
- Sodium
- Chlorine
- Oxygen
Manganese answered:
Sodium!
You got it!
It took Manganese 16 seconds.
Solid gold.
Selenium (2)
Question 28:
Compounds made with this element helped treat wounded soldiers in World War I, but overdoses caused patients to turn blue, a condition called argyria. Name it!
- Argon
- Arsenic
- Cadmium
- Silver
Selenium answered:
Silver!
And that's right!
It took Selenium 17 seconds.
Solid gold.
Ununoctium
Question 29:
Together with carbon, it forms Teflon, the non-stick coating on many pots and pans. Name it!
- Phosphorus
- Fluorine
- Bromine
- Chlorine
Ununoctium answered:
Chlorine
Which is wrong, the correct answer is: FLUORINE 
It took Ununoctium 21 seconds.
Ununoctium, you smell like sulfur!
Livermorium
Question 30:
Which element has the lowest melting point, -259.14 °C (-434.452 °F)? 
- Radon
- Xenon
- Hydrogen
- Lawrencium
Livermorium answered:
Hydrogen!
And that's right!
It took Livermorium 7 seconds.
Solid Gold.
Ultimate winner - Hydrogen!!!
I was actually pretending to be all the elements on the periodic table! Except I'm much smarter? Know Nitrogen? Well, you're such an iodine...