Alkali Metals Quiz

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Alkali Metals Quiz

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Created Dec 2, 2009 in Science
Featured Apr 22, 2010
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	Orangenation:	Apr 22nd, 2010 at 17:49 GMT	5 points
	I wonder if everyone thinks of rubidium last.

	sunnyskates8:	Apr 22nd, 2010 at 19:05 GMT	2 points
	@orangenation: i definitely did think of it last. also, might you be from the syracuse area?

	dje:	Apr 22nd, 2010 at 19:21 GMT	2 points
	a word of advice: never put an alkali metal in water.--http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2134266654801392897#

	youbustard:	Apr 22nd, 2010 at 19:31 GMT	12 points
	i eat these elements for breakfast

	rmo134:	Apr 22nd, 2010 at 21:48 GMT	5 points
	mythbusters proved that blast to be a farse

	WKS:	Apr 22nd, 2010 at 23:32 GMT	-1 points
	bonus hydrogen =)

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mrprocrastinator:

Apr 23rd, 2010 at 03:47 GMT

4 points

@rmo134 you still shouldn't put them in water.

	davidr:	Apr 23rd, 2010 at 11:30 GMT	6 points
	@rmo134: Yes, the Brainiac video was faked. However, rubidium and caesium do react explosively with water, as demonstrated by the following video from the Open University (Rb at 1:55, Cs at 2:10): http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id=294420 The other videos on that page are also well worth watching. Quote of the day: `You can see that things become gradually more terrifying as we go down the group.'

	Levente:	Apr 23rd, 2010 at 13:18 GMT	-2 points
	I really think Kalium should be accepted for Potassium..

	davidr:	Apr 23rd, 2010 at 18:58 GMT	7 points
	@Levente: The only name for the element in English is potassium.

	awesomeguy2204:	Apr 25th, 2010 at 06:31 GMT	5 points
	Alkali Metal + Water = Explosion/Fire

	yorickved:	May 4th, 2010 at 12:20 GMT	4 points
	the problem with mythbusters whas that there piece of metal consisted of several solid chuncks (and was coated in an oil). this greatly reduces chemical interaction and therefore the bang.

	rmo134:	May 17th, 2010 at 21:58 GMT	0 points
	yes i know they react thank you

	teosdesserts:	May 20th, 2010 at 00:17 GMT	-1 points
	science hurts my brain

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	jakobianweller:	Sep 8th, 2010 at 17:41 GMT	4 points
	is it worrying that the first ones i thought of were caesium and francium???

	Monoclinic:	Oct 9th, 2010 at 20:37 GMT	2 points
	Love the fact that the advert I had on the page was for a Cesium, Rubidium and Lithium manufacturer!

	Stamps:	Nov 7th, 2010 at 17:55 GMT	2 points
	I don't know why but I always spell Cesium "Caesium"

	Ejd32:	Jan 16th, 2011 at 14:57 GMT	2 points
	Stamps: You are right, the official spelling is caesium but on most periodic tables it is under cesium, but it still has Cs to represent it!

	johnny74:	Feb 11th, 2011 at 21:08 GMT	3 points
	Caesium! Caesium! Caesium!

	max1231:	Mar 30th, 2011 at 13:02 GMT	-3 points
	gay

	lnmonster:	May 18th, 2011 at 18:27 GMT	2 points
	kept getting mad it wouldn't accept Strontium. facepalm

	Stamps:	Jun 1st, 2011 at 01:41 GMT	-1 points
	even though its not on this quiz, aluminum is a misconception its actually aluminium

	fishboy75:	Nov 10th, 2011 at 02:42 GMT	0 points
	i learned bout it in skool.......i got 3/6 cuz who pays attention

	jodabomb24:	Nov 18th, 2011 at 21:33 GMT	1 point
	@yorickved 1. The Mythbusters team go to great lengths to ensure that what they're doing accurately recreates the claim. The Brainiac video was faked. The reactions aren't as big as they made them out to be. 2. Was. They're. Chunks. @Stamps While caesium and cesium are both accepted spellings of that element, Aluminum is a little different. Aluminium is the British spelling, while we take out the last "i" in the US.