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Clue	Answer As Given	Value	Round	Category	Air Date	Show
A pacemaker can use heat from this radioactive element, No. 94, as it decays to generate the electricity that stimulates the heart	plutonium	$2,000	DJ	ELEMENTS & THEIR USES	2022-06-08	#8658
Pu-239 is an isotope of this silvery metal	plutonium	$200	J	THE ELEMENTS	2022-02-09	#4
This has the atomic number 94; the Cassini craft set off to Saturn with power provided by 73 pounds of this-238	plutonium	$1,600	DJ	SOME RANDOM ELEMENTS	2022-01-21	#8560
This dwarf-planetary name was rejected for barium, but it later was used for a much more dangerous element	plutonium	$1,200	DJ	REJECTED ELEMENT NAMES	2021-07-09	#8440
Bearing the name of a Greek god, this radioactive element was the second transuranium element discovered	plutonium	$800	DJ	BRAVING THE ELEMENTS	2019-04-17	#7973
Since its discovery in 1940, more than 20 isotopes of this transuranium element have been found, including 239	plutonium	$600	J	ELEMENTARY	2017-05-11	#7529
After platinum	plutonium	$200	J	THE NEXT CHEMICAL ELEMENT ALPHABETICALLY	2015-04-29	#7058
Glenn Seaborg & colleagues discovered this nuclear weapon ingredient on Feb. 23, 1941	plutonium	$1,000	J	CHEMICAL ELEMENTS	2012-07-17	#6422
Logically, it was the radioactive transuranium metal discovered right after neptunium	plutonium DD	$3,000	DJ	METALS	2010-09-17	#5980
Pu! But this element-238 doesn't stink--it powers pacemakers	plutonium	$600	J	ELEMENTARY	2008-03-17	#5421
After neptunium, this radioactive metal was the next transuranium element discovered	plutonium	$500	J	METALS	1994-09-06	#2297
Some breeder reactors produce neptunium along with this radioactive metal whose atomic number is 94	plutonium	$500	J	METALS	1993-12-02	#2129
This radioactive element is named for the ninth planet	plutonium	$200	DJ	THE ELEMENTS	1991-12-16	#1681
The next element on the periodic table in the sequence uranium, neptunium....	Plutonium	$800	DJ	THE ELEMENTS	1990-05-10	#1324
The Galileo probe is powered by this element, which perturbed environmental groups	plutonium	$400	DJ	THE ELEMENTS	1990-04-26	#1314
Named for the god of the underworld, this element is one of the most toxic poisons known	plutonium	$400	DJ	CHEMISTRY	1985-10-09	#283

Clue

Answer As Given

Value

Round

Category

Air Date

Show

A pacemaker can use heat from this radioactive element, No. 94, as it decays to generate the electricity that stimulates the heart

plutonium

$2,000

ELEMENTS & THEIR USES

2022-06-08

#8658

Pu-239 is an isotope of this silvery metal

plutonium

$200

THE ELEMENTS

2022-02-09

This has the atomic number 94; the Cassini craft set off to Saturn with power provided by 73 pounds of this-238

plutonium

$1,600

SOME RANDOM ELEMENTS

2022-01-21

#8560

This dwarf-planetary name was rejected for barium, but it later was used for a much more dangerous element

plutonium

$1,200

REJECTED ELEMENT NAMES

2021-07-09

#8440

Bearing the name of a Greek god, this radioactive element was the second transuranium element discovered

plutonium

$800

BRAVING THE ELEMENTS

2019-04-17

#7973

Since its discovery in 1940, more than 20 isotopes of this transuranium element have been found, including 239

plutonium

$600

ELEMENTARY

2017-05-11

#7529

After platinum

plutonium

$200

THE NEXT CHEMICAL ELEMENT ALPHABETICALLY

2015-04-29

#7058

Glenn Seaborg & colleagues discovered this nuclear weapon ingredient on Feb. 23, 1941

plutonium

$1,000

CHEMICAL ELEMENTS

2012-07-17

#6422

Logically, it was the radioactive transuranium metal discovered right after neptunium

plutonium DD

$3,000

METALS

2010-09-17

#5980

Pu! But this element-238 doesn't stink--it powers pacemakers

plutonium

$600

ELEMENTARY

2008-03-17

#5421

After neptunium, this radioactive metal was the next transuranium element discovered

plutonium

$500

METALS

1994-09-06

#2297

Some breeder reactors produce neptunium along with this radioactive metal whose atomic number is 94

plutonium

$500

METALS

1993-12-02

#2129

This radioactive element is named for the ninth planet

plutonium

$200

THE ELEMENTS

1991-12-16

#1681

The next element on the periodic table in the sequence uranium, neptunium....

Plutonium

$800

THE ELEMENTS

1990-05-10

#1324

The Galileo probe is powered by this element, which perturbed environmental groups

plutonium

$400

THE ELEMENTS

1990-04-26

#1314

Named for the god of the underworld, this element is one of the most toxic poisons known

plutonium

$400

CHEMISTRY

1985-10-09

#283