Hi folks - here is the Friday Element Quiz Answer:

The Question:

This element is the "least used" within its metallic "group". It is very 
brittle and forms a volatile, toxic oxide species. One of its oxide 
species is used as a staining agent to detect fingerprints. It is added as 

an alloy addition to increase hardness for a product most of us never use 
- premium quality fountain pen tips. What element is this?

Bonus Points - This element has the highest XXXX property of all of the 
metallic elements. Name that property.

The Answer:

The element is Osmium - Os ! And the bonus answer was Young's Modulus. 
Many folks provided an answer of Melting Point and Os has the highest 
melting point of the platinum group metals. However, the bonus question 
was for ".... all of the metallic elements..." and not just confined to 
the platinum group. Osmium tetroxide is also used as a staining agent for 
optical microscopy of fatty tissues. The annual global production of Os is 
about 13 liters which could be set on a very strong desk next to your 
computer and morning Diet Coke - however, that small quantity of Os has a 
market value of $3.5 million USD.
 


The winner of this week's quiz is Steve Gregory of RD Circuits with the 
first correct response and will get to put Clumpy to work for a week.

So far Clumpy has:

Week 1 Lamar Young, SCS Coatings
- accomplished nothing (drank lots of coffee)

Week 2 Bev Christian, RIM
- conducted REACH material testing

Week 3 Drew Meyer, Benchmark Electronics Inc.
- Solderability testing and mowed the lawn

Week 4 Ian Fox, Goodrich
- had an epic journey of travel

Week 4 Gary Ferrari, Garrick Global
- ???? Gary owes us a description

Week 5 Fredrick Miller, Astrolab
- ???? Fredrick owes us a description

Week 6 David Nelson, Raytheon
- Was a tackling dummy for Dallas Cowboys

Week 7 Graham Collins, L3 Communications
- Cleaned gutters and painted window trim

Week 8 Bill Noel, ITT Geospatial Systems Division
- ???? Bill owes us a description

Week 9 Steve Gregory of RD Circuits
- ???? Steve owes us a description

Have a great weekend.

Dave Hillman
Rockwell Collins
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