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Article: Name that element! which element on the periodic table makes ultra light tennis rackets, brews up decaf coffee, and is the most important element for life on Earth? Follow these eight clues to find out. Then turn the page to test your chem IQ.(Physical: chemistry)
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- Science World
- Article date:
- September 6, 2004
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(CLUE 1)
AIRHEAD
Like all elements, this is rarely found in nature as single atoms, or the basic building blocks of matter. Instead, it forms molecules, two or more atoms joined together by a chemical bond. In Earth's atmosphere, the mystery element bonds with oxygen, a member of the same period, or row, on the periodic table.
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(CLUE 2)
GENE MACHINE
This element is the primary ingredient for all I life on Earth. It needs four additional electrons (negatively charged particles) to be stable; so it binds with up to four other atoms--including itself--to share ...