The Element Quiz winner gets the services of our outstanding/amazing gnomes Clumpy and Kloumpios for the week (they have had their vaccination shots and can follow any covid-19 protocols the winner decides).
The Question:
This is the only element discovered extraterrestrially before being found on Earth. The element's discovery was part of the analysis of the 1868 August solar eclipse event. What element is being described?
The Answer:
The element is Helium (He). Analysis of the sun's spectrum produced a yellow line close to the sodium's lines that was not assigned to any element. Palmieri found the same yellow line analyzing Mt. Vesuvius volcanic gases in 1881. H. Cavendish may have found helium in 1785 during his study of the composition of air but did not have the necessary chemical methods to isolate it as a new element.
The winner of the Quiz is Tom Carroll, Boeing and will get the assistance of the boys for the week. Please let us know what tasks you have for the boys to keep them busy.
Winners:
Week 1: Bhanu Sood, NASA
Week 2: Eddie Hofer, Collins Aerospace
Week 3: John Maxwell
Week 4: Scott Decker, Collins Aerospace
Week 5: Russell Kido, Practical Components
Week 6: James Head, PCB Design Engineer and Bhanu Sood, NASA
Week 7: Denny Fritz, consultant
Week 8: Dean Vinke, Blue Canyon Tech
Week 9: Richard Stadem, GD
Week 10: Scott Decker, Collins Aerospace
Week 11: Eray CANLI, Volocopter GmbH
Week 12: Guy Ramsey
Week 13: Scott Decker, Collins Aerospace
Week 14: Bhanu Sood, NASA
Week 15: Graham Naisbitt, Gen3 Systems
Week 16: Dave Bealer, Watch Fire Signs
Week 17: Torsten Hagge, Tronic One
Week 18: Ben Gumpert, Lockheed Martin
Week 19: Bhanu Sood, NASA
Week 20: Russell Kido, Practical Components
Week 21: Tom Carroll, Boeing
Week 22: ????
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