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Vocab
Question | Answer |
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Americicium Symbol:Am Atomic#:95 | A radioactive material that is used in smoke detectors, it was found in 1945 and was named after america |
Copper symbol:Cu Atomic#:29 | A reddish brown metal that conducts heat and electricity well |
Europium symbol:Eu Atomic#:63 | A metal that was discovered in Europe and that oxidizes instantly in air |
Germanium symbol:Ge Atomic#:32 | A good refractor; used in glasses/lenses,and comes from Germany |
Iridium symbol:Ir Atomic#:77 | A rainbow colored metal that is found in mining |
Lawrencium symbol:Lr Atomic#:103 | It has no uses, named after scientist, Ernest Lawrence, and was created by 4 American scientists in 1961 |
Molybdenum symbol:Mo Atomic#:42 | Discoverd in Sweden; hard/tough,and used to strengthen steel |
Oxygen symbol:O Atomic#:8 | A colorless gas found in the air |
Platinum symbol:Pt Atomic#:78 | A very valuable silver-white metal that is often used in jewelry |