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Superman was born on this planet named after one of the noble gases |
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ELEMENTARY POP CULTURE |
2024-01-02 |
#23 |
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Superman's home planet shares its name with this rare gas |
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THE ELEMENTS |
2023-02-21 |
#8812 |
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Daniel Wallace's "Supergirl" is subtitled "Daughter of" this planet |
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THE ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE |
2022-03-04 |
#8590 |
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As a word used in Scrabble, this longest-named one of the 6 noble gases would give you the highest score |
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SCRABBLE & CHEMISTRY |
2015-07-09 |
#7109 |
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Superman would find this element, atomic number 36, right at home |
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THE ELEMENTS |
2015-03-17 |
#7027 |
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In 1898 this noble gas, symbol Kr, was discovered hidden in a liter of liquid air, so it was named for the Greek for "hidden" |
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ELEMENTAL ETYMOLOGY |
2013-12-17 |
#6732 |
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It's no secret--the name of this element that makes up a tiny fraction of the atmosphere is from the Greek for "hidden" |
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IT'S ELEMENTARY |
2009-05-06 |
#5688 |
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This noble gas, Kr, shares its name with a fictional planet |
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IT'S ELEMENTAL |
2007-02-12 |
#5166 |
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Ramsey & Travers must have been into sci-fi--they found xenon & this element, No. 36 |
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THEY FOUND MORE THAN ONE ELEMENT |
2005-01-05 |
#4683 |
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You don't need any super powers to know that Kr is the chemical symbol for this noble gas |
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CHEMISTRY 101 |
2001-11-12 |
#3956 |
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Kr |
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FLASHCARDS: THE ELEMENTS |
1999-02-24 |
#3338 |
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Most fluorescent lights are filled with a combination of argon & this element, Kr |
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THE ELEMENTS |
1996-01-17 |
#2623 |
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The name of this noble gas is from a Greek word for "hidden" |
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THE ELEMENTS |
1994-04-25 |
#2231 |
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In the 1960s it was found that this noble gas symbolized Kr can form compounds |
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CHEMISTRY |
1994-02-21 |
#2186 |
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Though this is the only element that starts with the letter K, potassium uses K as its symbol |
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THE ELEMENTS |
1992-09-29 |
#1852 |
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A noble gas, not Superman's home planet, the length of a meter is based on its 86 isotope |
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CHEMISTRY |
1991-03-25 |
#1521 |