• Question: Do you know every element on the periodic table?

    Asked by anon-191348 to Kathryn, Graeme, Chris, Anne, Agnes, Adam on 5 Nov 2018.
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      Agnes Wojtusiak answered on 5 Nov 2018:

      Nope! Although I wish I could – I have a friend that can sing the Elements Song (by Tom Lehrer), which is REALLY impressive.

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      Anne Green answered on 5 Nov 2018: last edited 8 Nov 2018 11:07 pm

      No. Even when I was studying Chemistry A-level I didn’t know all of them. I do know some unusual ones though, for instance W=Tungsten, because dark matter detectors are made of it.

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      Kathryn answered on 6 Nov 2018:

      No not at all, I share an office with chemists and they have the Periodic table printed above their desk, so even my Chemist researchers don’t know it off by heart.

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      Adam McGuinness answered on 6 Nov 2018:

      Haha, no where near! I am terrible at chemistry, you probably know more elements than I do!

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      Graeme Poole answered on 7 Nov 2018: last edited 7 Nov 2018 1:52 pm

      No way!! I used to be able to name the first 20 elements when I did my A Level chemistry but not now.

      PS. I have a Periodic Table in every lab book, and two displayed at my desk. Just so I don’t have to remember it anymore haha 😉

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