Hi folks - Here is the Friday Element Quiz Answer:

The Question:
This element has two primary commercial uses: the space industry and the 
automotive industry. This element absorbs oxygen in its molten state that 
is not converted into an oxide but is then released when the element 
solidifies. This element is unaffected by aqua regia below 100C. What 
element is being described?

The Answer:
The element is Rhodium (Rh)! Rhodium derives its name from the Greek word 
"rhodon" which means "rose" as rhodium salts are a reddish color. William 
Wollaston discovered rhodium and kept the secret of how to refine the 
element from ore until his death in 1828 - Wollaston's Catalyst made him a 
wealthy man! Wollaston discovered rhodium during his work with platinum 
ores from South America (he was also the discoverer of palladium).

The winner of the weekly element quiz is Heidi Havelka, Interplex Sunbelt, 
and she will get the services of Clumpy and 
Kloumpios for the week. The boys left Cedar Rapids on a cargo plane 
heading for Florida this morning so they should be at Heidi's facility 
before sundown.

Next week's quiz will be issued on Friday at 2:00PM Central Standard Time 
USA.


So far Clumpy and Kloumpios have done the following:

Past Quiz winners/tasks:
Week 1 Dick Krug,  Spartan Complex Systems 
Week 2 Laura Turbini, IRC 
Week 3 James Head, Crowcon Detection Instruments Limited 
Week 3 Pat Goodyear, PGE 
Week 4 Joe Russeau, Precision Analysts Laboratory 
Week 5 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security
Week 6 Steve Gregory
Week 7 Phil Kinner
Week 8 Brian Ellis
Week 9 James Head, Crowcon Detection Instruments Limited
Week 10 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
Week 11 Keith Calhoun, Sopark Corp
Week 12 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld-Elektronik
Week 13 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
Week 14 Brian Ellis
Week 15 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security
Week 16 Steve Gregory
Week 17 Phil Kinner
Week 18 Ian Braddock, MBDA Systems
Week 19 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
Week 20 Denny Fritz
Week 21 Amol Kane
Week 21 Dewey Whittaker, Honeywell
Week 21 David Bealer, Watch Fire Signs
Week 22 Phil Kinner
Week 23 Guy Ramsey, RD Circuits
Week 24 Mark Kostinovsky, Schlumberger
Week 25 Keith Calhoun, Sopark Corp
Week 26 Paul Reid, PWB Interconnect Solutions Inc

Week 27 Greg Munie, IPC
- Since it's getting close to time for the Abbey's grape harvest/wine 
making I'll get the monks to put them up at the Abbey guest house. From 
there it's just a short walk to the vineyard. Of course the food at the 
Abbey may be a little, ah, Spartan, for their tastes. But I can give them 
enough pruning, weeding and cleanup to do to keep them busy all week. 
(Maybe I can even get them to do the water run for the vegetable garden! 
They'd probably like driving the old tractor.) And for a special perk they 


can have the honor of the company of Benny, the Abbey Golden Retriever!

Week 28 Steve Gregory
- assisted with ????

Week 29 Gus Trakas, Viasystems
- assisted with ????

Week 29 Steve Creswick
- assisted with ????

Week 30 Robert Welch, Moog Component Group
- assisted with draining ,cleaning & reloading a 800 pound monster HASL 
machine.

Week 31 Heidi Havelka, Interplex Sunbelt
- assisted with ????


Everyone have a safe week!

Dave Hillman
Rockwell Collins
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