How well do you know the elements?

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On Feb 25, 2019

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How well do you know the elements?

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What is the most abundant element in the universe?

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Which element makes up the biggest fraction of Earth’s mass?

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Which element makes up most of the weight of a human body?

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Apart from mercury, which other element is liquid at 20°C?

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A metallic form of which element was created for the first time in 2017?

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Which element is used as a coolant in MRI scanners and the Large Hadron Collider?

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Which noble gas has been described as the perfect anaesthetic?

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Which element is a treatment for mood disorders and a major component of batteries?

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Which element triggers muscle contraction when it is released from a store inside cells called the sarcoplasmic reticulum?

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Marie Curie discovered radium and which other element?

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The UK has a 112-tonne stockpile of which element, most of which is kept in Sellafield, Cumbria?

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Which element’s abundance in rock strata is taken to be evidence of a meteorite impact?

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What is the only element named after a person who is still living in 2019?

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Which element is most commonly mixed with iron to make steel?

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Which element is used in nuclear power stations because it does not absorb neutrons?

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Bauxite is the main source of which element?

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