|
Alcoa is the nation's largest producer of this element |
aluminum
|
$200 |
J |
THE ELEMENTS |
2019-05-08 |
#7988 |
|
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA.) The Falcon 9 is 230 feet tall & weighs 1.2 million pounds, so its retractable landinglegs have to be immensely strong; they're made of carbon fiber surrounding a honeycomb of this light but strong metal, atomic number 13 |
aluminum
|
$400 |
J |
THE ELEMENTS |
2019-03-27 |
#7958 |
|
Now seemingly everywhere, this lightweight metal was introduced to us at the 1855 Paris Exposition |
aluminum
|
$1,000 |
J |
ELEMENTARY |
2018-04-17 |
#7742 |
|
Recycling this metal takes only about 5% of the energy needed to produce it from its ore, bauxite |
aluminum
|
$800 |
J |
METALS |
2013-12-06 |
#6725 |
|
Bauxite is where you'll find this element, the most abundant metal in the earth's crust |
aluminum
DD
|
$2,000 |
DJ |
FUN WITH ELEMENTS |
2012-05-25 |
#6385 |
|
You'll find a short term for a graduate of a particular college in this abundant metallic element |
aluminum
|
$600 |
J |
FUN WITH ELEMENTS |
2011-06-16 |
#6174 |
|
Today most of the "tin" foil that we use is made from this other metal |
aluminum
|
$200 |
J |
IT'S ELEMENTARY |
2009-05-06 |
#5688 |
|
This ductile, nonradioactive element has an atomic weight of 26.98 |
aluminum
|
$1,000 |
J |
ELEMENTARY |
2008-03-17 |
#5421 |
|
Named by British scientist Humphry Davy, it's now pronounced & spelled his way in the U.S.; others add an "I" |
aluminum
|
$2,000 |
DJ |
METALS |
2004-11-23 |
#4652 |
|
Indium is an element in the family of this popular wrap metal |
aluminum
|
$800 |
J |
ELEMENT-ARY SCHOOL |
2004-05-07 |
#4540 |
|
Atomic number 13, you touch it when you unwrap a stick of Wrigley's chewing gum |
aluminum
|
$800 |
J |
METALS |
2004-01-23 |
#4465 |
|
In 1827 Friedrich Wohler produced this metal, the Earth's most common, as a powder |
Aluminum
|
$1,000 |
DJ |
THE ELEMENTS |
1997-05-30 |
#2950 |
|
In Italian this metal is called alluminio |
aluminum
|
$100 |
J |
METALS |
1996-05-21 |
#2712 |
|
Copper, magnesium, manganese & this element form an alloy called duralumin |
aluminum
|
$500 |
J |
THE ELEMENTS |
1995-09-08 |
#2530 |
|
Humphry Davy named this light metal used for cookware & beverage cans but never saw it |
aluminum
|
$400 |
DJ |
METALS |
1995-03-07 |
#2427 |
|
Henri Sainte-Claire Deville developed a method for the industrial production of this light metal |
aluminum
|
$600 |
DJ |
THE ELEMENTS |
1995-02-07 |
#2407 |
|
This metal, Al, used in beverage cans & food wrap was once considered a precious metals |
aluminum
|
$100 |
J |
THE ELEMENTS |
1994-11-07 |
#2341 |
|
This, the Earth's most abundant metal, is sometimes anodized for use as a building material |
aluminum
|
$400 |
J |
METALS |
1994-03-14 |
#2201 |
|
Though it's the third most common element in the Earth's crust, this metal wasn't found until 1825 |
aluminum
DD
|
$800 |
J |
THE ELEMENTS |
1993-06-21 |
#2041 |
|
The tip of the Washington Monument is protected by a cap of this metal now used in drink cans |
aluminum
|
$400 |
DJ |
METALS |
1993-06-10 |
#2034 |
|
Prestal, which can be molded like plastic, is an alloy of zinc & this light metal |
aluminum
|
$500 |
J |
METALS |
1993-01-25 |
#1936 |
|
Except for iron & steel, the world uses more of this metal than any other |
aluminum
DD
|
$2,000 |
DJ |
METALS |
1992-07-16 |
#1834 |
|
What we sometimes call tinfoil may be made of tin or this metal |
aluminum
|
$200 |
DJ |
METALS |
1992-01-07 |
#1697 |
|
In the United States recycling accounts for 1/4 of the production of this metal |
aluminum
|
$600 |
DJ |
METALS |
1991-06-25 |
#1587 |
|
Common metal made from bauxite ore |
aluminum
|
$500 |
J |
METALS |
1987-02-18 |
#573 |
|
The British call this element aluminium |
aluminum
|
$100 |
J |
CHEMISTRY |
1985-03-15 |
#135 |