An Elemental Quiz

  • By Susan K. Lewis
  • Posted 09.01.06
  • NOVA scienceNOW

How well do you know your way around the periodic table? Can you tell a noble gas from neptunium? In this quiz, test your knowledge of some chemistry basics, history, and trivia, including the quest to create new, superheavy elements on the periodic table.

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Test your knowledge of chemistry basics and trivia.

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(sun)
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(Marie Curie)
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(hydrogen bomb explosion)
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