Periodic Table of the Elements Quiz
Periodic Table of the Elements Quiz
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Test your knowledge of the elements:
http://www.arcamax.com/technology/q-1223
Bonus. Which of their answers is wrong, and why?
http://www.arcamax.com/technology/q-1223
Bonus. Which of their answers is wrong, and why?





RE: Periodic Table of the Elements Quiz
A: Atomic weight
B: How common they are
C: Order of discovery
D: Alphabetically by their names in Greek
E: None of the above - they are ordered by atomic NUMBER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Cory
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RE: Periodic Table of the Elements Quiz
Cobalt & Nickel would switch places if ordered by at. wt. instead of at. no.; a few radioactive elements would also.
RE: Periodic Table of the Elements Quiz
I would be willing to bet that you would have scored 9/10 without cheating.
RE: Periodic Table of the Elements Quiz
RE: Periodic Table of the Elements Quiz
Well done, indeed. I had the same problem with #10, and with #1. Can't say that I am much of a trivia buff, however. One of my associates has a real knack for retaining this type of information. What works for me is to know where to look for specific information.
RE: Periodic Table of the Elements Quiz
http://www.privatehand.com/flash/elements.html
Nick
I love materials science!
RE: Periodic Table of the Elements Quiz
Actually, that's the only question I can answer off the top of my head. The song was done to one of G&S' "I am the very model of a modern Major-General" from Pirates of Penzance:
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/IEC/elementsong.html
TTFN
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