Statistics for A-Z: Chemistry

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Hint		Answer	% Correct
Element that is the basis of all living things	C	Carbon	99%
Unit of energy	J	Joule	97%
An electrically charged atom	I	Ion	94%
Element used in toothpaste	F	Fluorine	93%
Temperature scale named after a lord	K	Kelvin	93%
Part of an atom without electrons	N	Nucleus	90%
Radioactive element found in pitchblende	U	Uranium	86%
Noble gas used in camera flashes	X	Xenon	86%
Element combined with copper to make brass	Z	Zinc	86%
Element used as a form of poison with atomic number 33	A	Arsenic	84%
Grey element with the atomic number 12	M	Magnesium	83%
Bromine is a member of this group	H	Halogen	80%
Pyrite is known as "Fool's -"	G	Gold	79%
Molecule which is essential for life	W	Water	78%
4th lightest element	B	Beryllium	77%
Mineral that is commonly used for wristwatches	Q	Quartz	74%
Element used in light bulb filaments, with the highest melting point of all known elements	T	Tungsten	70%
Element used as an alloy to strengthen steel	V	Vanadium	66%
Common name for trioxygen	O	Ozone	64%
Nuclear element common in power plants	P	Plutonium	62%
Element used as a semiconductor in electronic devices	S	Silicon	61%
Chemical decomposition produced by passing an electric current through a liquid or solution	E	Electrolysis	59%
Technique that is commonly used to filter clean water from saltwater	D	Distillation	57%
Silvery-metallic transition metal, atomic number 39	Y	Yttrium	57%
French chemist who devised the laws of Combustion, Conservation of Mass, and Respiration	L	Antoine Lavoisier	29%
Element named after the inventor of x rays	R	Roentgenium	28%