NOVA:HUNTING THE ELEMENTS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. Buy Quality
Materials
How large of a cube could all the gold ever mined fit into?
60 ft on a side.
How many oz of Gold in 1 ton of rock?
1 oz.
How much is 400 tons of Gold?
25 pounds.
What is Flux?
White powder that prevents Gold from reacting (or sticking to) other things.
Bronze is a combination of...
Copper and Tin.
What type of Microscope is used to view Bronze atoms?
Electron Microscope.
How is the Periodic table organized?
By atomic #, metals, non-metals, metalloids.
What % of elements on the Periodic Table are metals.
More than 70% (about 3/4)
How many elements where known when Mendeleev made his Periodic Table?
63 Elements.
In which war was Chlorine widely used as a weapon?
World War I. It was used as a poisonous gas.
What type of bomb was used in Oklahoma City bombing of 1995?
Antho-Bomb (ammonium nitrate fertilizer)
What powers combustion reactions?
Oxygen.
What 6 elements make up most of living things?
Carbon, Nitrogen, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Phosphorus, Sulfer.
What everyday objects contain the 6 elements that make up most of living
things?
Carbon: Charcoal
Nitrogen: Fertilizer
Hydrogen: Water
Oxygen: Water
Phosphorus: Urine
Sulfer: Matches
What percent of the human body is Nitrogen?
3% (5.6 pounds of Nitrogen)
What % of all atoms in the universe are Hydrogen?
90%
What two elements is sand made out of?
Silicon and Oxygen.
Why are rare earth metals called rare?
They are hard to separate.
Materials
How large of a cube could all the gold ever mined fit into?
60 ft on a side.
How many oz of Gold in 1 ton of rock?
1 oz.
How much is 400 tons of Gold?
25 pounds.
What is Flux?
White powder that prevents Gold from reacting (or sticking to) other things.
Bronze is a combination of...
Copper and Tin.
What type of Microscope is used to view Bronze atoms?
Electron Microscope.
How is the Periodic table organized?
By atomic #, metals, non-metals, metalloids.
What % of elements on the Periodic Table are metals.
More than 70% (about 3/4)
How many elements where known when Mendeleev made his Periodic Table?
63 Elements.
In which war was Chlorine widely used as a weapon?
World War I. It was used as a poisonous gas.
What type of bomb was used in Oklahoma City bombing of 1995?
Antho-Bomb (ammonium nitrate fertilizer)
What powers combustion reactions?
Oxygen.
What 6 elements make up most of living things?
Carbon, Nitrogen, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Phosphorus, Sulfer.
What everyday objects contain the 6 elements that make up most of living
things?
Carbon: Charcoal
Nitrogen: Fertilizer
Hydrogen: Water
Oxygen: Water
Phosphorus: Urine
Sulfer: Matches
What percent of the human body is Nitrogen?
3% (5.6 pounds of Nitrogen)
What % of all atoms in the universe are Hydrogen?
90%
What two elements is sand made out of?
Silicon and Oxygen.
Why are rare earth metals called rare?
They are hard to separate.
