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In 1985 Sir Harold Kroto & 2 U.S. chemists discovered a new molecular form of this element, the fullerene |
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ELEMENTARY |
2024-07-02 |
#9137 |
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This element's "footprint" is everywhere: by definition, every compound studied by organic chemists contains it |
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$200 |
J |
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY |
2024-01-23 |
#26 |
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Organometallic compounds are defined by the presence of a bond between a metal & this element |
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J |
CHEMISTRY |
2022-07-25 |
#8691 |
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This element gets its name from the Latin for "charcoal" |
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DJ |
ELEMENT NAMES |
2019-06-13 |
#8014 |
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When you're talking about an organic compound, you're talking about one based on this element |
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J |
ELEMENTAL |
2018-11-19 |
#7866 |
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"C" if you can guess this element that follows boron on the periodic table |
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DJ |
THE ELEMENT |
2017-06-07 |
#7548 |
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The chemical element that by definition all organic compounds contain |
carbon
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$200 |
J |
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
2015-12-22 |
#7197 |
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The Roman numeral for 100 is also the symbol for this element |
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DJ |
CHEMICAL ELEMENTS |
2014-07-28 |
#6891 |
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The buckyball, a stable, spherical molecule of this element, occurs naturally in soot |
carbon
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$2,000 |
DJ |
CHEMISTRY |
2014-01-13 |
#6751 |
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Vital for life, it forms more compounds than all the other elements combined |
carbon
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$400 |
J |
6-LETTER ELEMENTS |
2013-06-24 |
#6636 |
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It occurs in more different forms than any other element on the periodic table--more than 10 million |
carbon
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$1,200 |
DJ |
FUN WITH ELEMENTS |
2012-05-25 |
#6385 |
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If blue or black aren't scientific enough for you, you can get jeans in the color of this element, C |
carbon
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$800 |
DJ |
THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE? |
2012-02-13 |
#6311 |
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The name of this element begins with a synonym for "automobile" |
carbon
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$200 |
J |
FUN WITH ELEMENTS |
2011-06-16 |
#6174 |
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Like diamond & graphite, fullerene is a form of this element |
carbon
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$400 |
DJ |
IT'S ELEMENTAL, MY DEAR |
2010-11-08 |
#6016 |
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The field of inorganic chemistry studies substances that contain little or none of this element |
carbon
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$800 |
DJ |
WE'VE GOT CHEMISTRY |
2010-02-11 |
#5854 |
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Methanol:____H3OH |
carbon
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$2,000 |
DJ |
MISSING ELEMENTS |
2009-01-15 |
#5609 |
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2007 Nobel laureate Gerhard Ertl has studied the conversion of this monoxide to this dioxide, as in cars |
carbon
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$400 |
DJ |
CHEMISTRY |
2008-05-22 |
#5469 |
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Harold Kroto & others found this common element had a new molecular form, the Fullerene |
carbon
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$2,000 |
DJ |
THE ELEMENTS |
2007-09-17 |
#5291 |
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A 300-pounder contains 54 pounds of this building block of life |
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J |
THE HUMAN ELEMENT |
2007-02-22 |
#5174 |
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In "The Periodic Table" by Primo Levi, a Holocaust survivor, the last chapter is on this element on which life is based |
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DJ |
THE PERIODIC TABLE OF ELEMENTS |
2006-03-30 |
#4969 |
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Rock on! All diamonds consist primarily of this element |
carbon
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J |
ELEMENTARY, MY DEAR |
2005-09-28 |
#4838 |
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One atomic mass unit equals 1/12 the mass of an atom of the most common isotope of this element |
carbon
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$1,000 |
J |
THAT'S ELEMENT-ARY |
2005-04-29 |
#4765 |
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Diamonds & graphite are both forms of this element |
carbon
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$1,200 |
DJ |
ELEMENT-ARY SCHOOL |
2002-09-16 |
#4146 |
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This element that makes you organic is part of your proteins as well as your fats |
carbon
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$400 |
DJ |
YOUR BETTER ELEMENTS |
2002-02-25 |
#4031 |
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In its pure form, this fundamental element can look like coal, or like glass |
Carbon
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$400 |
DJ |
THE ELEMENTS |
1999-02-03 |
#3323 |
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This element is always in a carbide |
Carbon
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$400 |
DJ |
WE GOT GOOD CHEMISTRY |
1998-05-21 |
#3174 |
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As a diamond, this element melts at about 6500 degrees F.; as graphite, it changes directly to a gas |
Carbon
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$400 |
DJ |
THE ELEMENTS |
1997-05-30 |
#2950 |
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Diamond, the hardest known substance, is made of crystallized atoms of this element |
Carbon
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$600 |
DJ |
THE ELEMENTS |
1997-05-05 |
#2931 |
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This element found in coal derives its name from the Latin word for "coal" |
carbon
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$400 |
DJ |
THE ELEMENTS |
1997-02-19 |
#2878 |
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2 atoms of this element, atomic No. 6, can join to form single, double or triple bonds |
carbon
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DJ |
CHEMISTRY |
1994-02-21 |
#2186 |
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Organic chemistry is devoted to this element that forms diamonds |
carbon
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$400 |
J |
THE ELEMENTS |
1993-11-08 |
#2111 |
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Its atomic number, 6, is half its atomic weight, 12 |
carbon
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$500 |
J |
THE ELEMENTS |
1993-09-13 |
#2071 |
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1 amu, or atomic mass unit is 1/12 of the mass of an atom of this element |
carbon
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$1,000 |
DJ |
CHEMISTRY |
1992-01-21 |
#1707 |
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Sir Humphry Davy discovered boron & showed diamonds are a form of this |
carbon
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$100 |
J |
THE ELEMENTS |
1991-09-18 |
#1618 |
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Lampblack consists mostly of this element |
carbon
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$800 |
J |
CHEMISTRY |
1990-06-16 |
#1 |
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The isotope of this element with a mass number of 12 is the standard for atomic mass measurement |
carbon
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$600 |
DJ |
CHEMISTRY |
1988-03-02 |
#813 |
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The presence of this element makes organic chemistry organic |
carbon
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$800 |
DJ |
CHEMISTRY |
1985-10-09 |
#283 |
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Coal & diamonds both consist of it |
carbon
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$200 |
DJ |
CHEMISTRY |
1984-09-14 |
#5 |