Can you name the element that ...?

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  • This quiz only includes the officially named 112 elements according to IUPAC. So unun elements do not count.
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Name an element that ...Example Element
Is named after a real-life person
Is a non-silver colored metal
Occurs in nature and is always radioactive
Is named after Ytterby, Sweden
Is named after a country
Is a noble gas
Is a gas at room temperature
Was known to the ancients in pure form
Is one of the 10 most abundant in the universe
Is an alkaline earth metal
Is spelled differently in the UK/US
Is diatomic in nature
Has an atomic number under ten
Is named after a female goddess or person
Is a liquid at or near room temperature
Name an element that ...Example Element
Is an alkali metal
Is an actinide
Begins with the letter 'R'
Is four letters long
Is a lanthanide
Is five letters long
Has a density over 19 g/mL
Is a metalloid
Is named after an object in the solar system
Is one of the 5 most abundant in Earth's crust
Contains the letter 'X'
Has a symbol that begins with a different letter
Has a one-letter symbol
Is a halogen
Was discovered after 1960
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Blitz: Name an Element Quiz

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  • Created Mar 23, 2011 in Science
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