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Safiel
October 25th, 2009, 1:31 am
Found this chemistry quiz. There is no answer key to this quiz. There is a hint site below. This may be uncomfortably cerebral, but what the heck. :)

Link to the article:
http://tierneylab.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/22/the-name-that-element-chemistry-quiz/

Your task in the quiz is to match the chemical element to the product in which it is found. Here are the nine elements to consider:1. Aluminum (Al)
2. Copper (Cu)
3. Magnesium (Mg)
4. Potassium (K)
5. Rhenium (Re)
6. Scandium (Sc)
7. Selenium (Se)
8. Titanium (Ti)
9. Zinc (Zn)
And here are the objects in which these elements can be found: A. Bananas
B. Electrical wires
C. Green plants
D. Hip implants
E. Jet turbine blades
F. Lightweight bicycle parts
G. Nickels
H. Pennies
I. Photocopiers
You must match each numbered element to just one of the lettered objects, and you must not leave any elements or objects unmatched (meaning that every numbered element must be matched with a different letter). If you’re stumped, you can find hints and more at Mr. Gray’s Web site, periodictable.com (http://www.periodictable.com/).

bbt630
October 25th, 2009, 1:37 am
bananas-potassium
aluminum-bike parts
pennies-copper

59Flash
October 25th, 2009, 10:03 am
pennies-zinc
bananas-potassium
Jet turbine blades-Titanium
Electrical wires-copper
Lightweight bicycle parts-Scandium
Photocopiers-Selenium

Greyclouds
October 25th, 2009, 3:56 pm
Green plants: copper, magnesium, potassium, zinc.

This was a multiple-multiple choice test, right? ;)

Drawz
October 25th, 2009, 5:43 pm
1 through 9: Chemical supply warehouse.

ThrowCop
October 25th, 2009, 7:21 pm
1. Aluminum (Al) - B. Electrical wires
2. Copper (Cu) - G. Nickels
3. Magnesium (Mg) - C. Green plants
4. Potassium (K) - A. Bananas
5. Rhenium (Re) - E. Jet turbine blades
6. Scandium (Sc) - F. Lightweight bicycle parts
7. Selenium (Se) - I. Photocopiers
8. Titanium (Ti) - D. Hip implants
9. Zinc (Zn) - H. Pennies

I had to get the last one (Scandium) by process of elimination. I didn't realize it was part of aluminum alloy tubing.

Residential Bob
October 26th, 2009, 3:01 am
1. Aluminum (Al) - B. Electrical wires
2. Copper (Cu) - G. Nickels
3. Magnesium (Mg) - C. Green plants
4. Potassium (K) - A. Bananas
5. Rhenium (Re) - E. Jet turbine blades
6. Scandium (Sc) - F. Lightweight bicycle parts
7. Selenium (Se) - I. Photocopiers
8. Titanium (Ti) - D. Hip implants
9. Zinc (Zn) - H. Pennies