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The Washington monument (completed in 1884) is capped by 2.84 kg of a precious metal. Which metal is it?


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What element is a potential nuclear fuel and almost as plentiful as lead?


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Which is the only letter in the alphabet not to appear in the Periodic Table?


The Frank Gehry-designed Guggenheim Museum in


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Bilbao, Spain, is sheathed in 33,000 square meters of what pure element?


IN CELEBRATION of the International Year of Chemistry,


Hal Van Ryswyk, chair of the Department of Chemistry, invites you to test your knowledge of the elements and elemental chemistry. Answers can be found on page 36.


What is the only element that will not form a solid?


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During what months is the ozone hole over Antarctica largest and why?


How does a vending machine distinguish between American and Canadian coins (in either country)


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The first synthesis of an organic molecule from inorganic material marked the beginning of the modern era of organic chemistry. Name the chemist, the product, the starting material and the year.


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When archaeologists want to determine if a campsite may have been used by the Lewis and Clark expedition, for what element do they test in the soil?


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What is the rarest naturally-occur- ring element in the earth’s crust?


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