Group 2

Be
1 pt
What is aluminum? (diagonal relationship)
Element most similar to beryllium
2 pt
What is beryl? (hence the name...)
Mineral where beryllium is normally found
3 pt
What are alloys for aircraft/missile construction?
Primary use of passivated beryllium
4 pt
What are cough/shortness of breath, chest pain, weight loss, fever, and death?
Common symptoms of beryllosis
5 pt
What is a moderator in control rods? (captures neutrons)
Application of beryllium in the nuclear power industry
Mg
1 pt
What is seawater?
Common source of magnesium on Earth
2 pt
What is Milk of Magnesia?
Common use for magnesium hydroxide
3 pt
What is the preparation of Grignard reagents?
Common use of magnesium in organic synthesis
4 pt
What is chlorophyll or ATP?
One of two biological molecules where magnesium plays a pivotal role
5 pt
What is used by athletes to improve their grip on objects?
Common use of magnesium carbonate powder
Ca
1 pt
What is "lime"? (Calx, Latin)
Meaning of the name “calcium”
2 pt
What is limestone (calcium carbonate)?
Primary ore where calcium is found on Earth
3 pt
What is quicklime (calcium oxide)?
Calcium salt commonly used in concrete
4 pt
What is the Solvay process? (primary source of calcium)
Process that produces calcium chloride as a byproduct
5 pt
What is the generation of acetylene (for helmet lamps)?
Use for calcium carbide in coal mines
Sr
1 pt
What is the Scotland village near the location of it’s original discovery (Strontian)?
Origination of the name strontium
2 pt
What is red? (commonly used in fireworks and flares)
Flame color of salts containing strontium
3 pt
What is lead?
Element being mined when strontium was discovered in 1787
4 pt
What is to produce nuclear fallout (similar to calcium, gets incorporated into bones/milk/etc.)?
Reason for incorporation of strontinum-90 into nuclear weapons
5 pt
What is glass in television tubes?
Use of strontium in the electronics industry (not very popular anymore)
Ba/Ra
1 pt
Who are Marie and Pierre Curie?
Discoverer of radium
2 pt
What is pitchblende?
Uranium ore where radium was originally found
3 pt
What is an absorber of oxygen ("getter")?
Use of barium in low pressure/high vacuum environments
4 pt
What is barium sulfate is incredibly insoluble in water (but still absorbs X-rays well)?
Reason why toxic barium can be safely consumed prior to X-ray imaging
5 pt
What is as a luminous paint for clock faces?
Previous use of radium in the 1950s-60s
Daily Double
Daily Topic
What is magnesium?
Element of this group readily found in chocolate