Here is the Element Quiz Answer:
The Question:
This element is an "ancient" element as its existence has been known for
over 5000 years. Despite being a poison to the human body, physicians
administered this element for cases of depression, as an emetic and as a
laxative. A sulfide compound containing this element, combined with an
oxidizer is used in the creation of fire for everyday use activities. It is
used to make percussion caps. Which element is being described?
Bonus Question:
What famous composer was thought to have poisoned by this element as part
of depression treatment?
The Answer:
The element is Antimony (Sb)! Antimony derives its name from the Greek
words "anti" and "minos" which mean "not alone". Antimony's symbol - Sb -
comes from its source mineral stibnium. Antimony trisulfide (Sb2S3) is
combined with potassium chlorate (KClO3) for use in producing the flammable
match heads. Antimony is also combine with lead to make electrical storage
batteries.
Bonus Answer:
Some scholars believe that Mozart died due to antimony poisoning resulting
from his physicians efforts to treat his depression.
The winner(s) of the weekly element quiz is (drum roll....) Doug Pauls,
Rockwell Collins and he will get the services of Clumpy and Kloumpios for
the week. Yes, I know that hell has frozen over and the Chicago Cubs will
now win the baseball World Series but Doug submitted the only correct
answer (and I didn't give him any assistance). Many folks said "mercury and
Mozart" which is one of the other possible Mozart poisoning stories - lots
of disagreement by the scholars on Mozart's death. The differentiating clue
was that mercury isn't used in the creation of matches or percussion caps.
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, SAIC
Week 21 Amol Kane
Week 21 Dewey Whittaker, Honeywell
Week 21 David Bealer, Watch Fire Sign
Week 22 Phil Kinner
Week 23 Guy Ramsey, RD Circuits
Week 24 Mark Kostinovsky, Schlumberger
Week 25 Keith Calhoun, SoparkCorp
Week 26 Paul Reid, PWB Interconnect Solutions Inc
Week 27 Greg Munie, IPC
Week 28 Steve Gregory
Week 29 Gus Trakas, Viasystems
Week 29 Steve Creswick
Week 30 Robert Welch,Moog Component Group
Week 31 Heidi Havelka, Interplex Sunbelt
Week 32 Raye Rivera, Canoga Perkins
Week 33 Steve Creswick
Week 34 Dewey Whittaker, Honeywell
Week 35 Don Vischulis
Week 36 Greg Munie, IPC
Week 37 Larry Dzaugis
Week 37 Bonus Question Steve Mikell
Week 38 Curt McNamara, Logic PD
Week 38 Bonus Question Dewey Whittaker, Honeywell
Week 39 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
Week 40 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
Week 40 Ron Feyereisen, Sigmatron Int.
Week 41 Steve Gregory
Week 42 Steve Mikell
Week 43 Mark Kostinovsky, Schlumberger
Week 44 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
Week 44 Eddie Hofer, Rockwell Collins
Week 45 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
Week 46 Joe Russeau, Precision Analysts Laboratory
Week 47 Phil Bavaro,L-3 Communications
Week 48 Brian Ellis
Week 49 Leland Woodall,CSTech
Week 49 Drew Meyer, Benchmark Electronics
Week 50 Greg Munie, IPC
Week 51 Karen Tellefsen.
Week 52 Greg Munie, IPC
Week 53 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
Week 54 Phil Bavaro, L-3 Com.
Week 55 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc. deferred to Richard Stadem, GD,
Week 56 Carl Van Wormer, Cipher Engineering LLC
Week 57 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc
Week 58 Leland Woodall, CSTech, Inc.
Week 58 Bonus Question Robert Wolfe
Week 59 Greg Munie, IPC
Week 60 Graham Collins, Sunsel Systems
Week 61 James Head, Crowcon Detection Instruments Limited
Week 62 Leland Woodall
Week 62 Brien Bush, Cirtronics
Week 63 Pat Goodyear, PGE
Week 64 Ed Popielarski
Week 65 Jim West, N.S. International
Week 66 Brian Ellis
Week 67 Ravinder Ajmani, HGST
Week 68 Robert Wolfe
Week 69 Joe Russeau, PAL.
Week 69 Leland Woodall, Keihin North America
Week 70 Jim West, N.S. Internationa
Week 71 Steve Gregory
Week 72 Bhanu Sood, CALCE
Week 72 Ed Popielarsk
Week 72 Robert Welch, Moog Component Group
-Cool Ed, That will dovetail nicely with a project I have in mind for
them. Coordinating X-Y data from our vision controlled Printer Drill &
Laser into a unified data base where we can be preemptive on establishing
scaling factors for thin innerlayers, flex & soldermask.. I spect Galax is
more boonified than you guys, seeing how we just got the internet last year
over the protest of a bunch of old timey fiddler players
Week 73 Torsten Hagge, Kristronics GmbH
- Clumpy and Kloumpios have been picked up at Hamburg airport and are
looking forward to help with some laboratory work, as until now we haven´t
found anybody to run shortage tests of several kW... behind this they get
the fantastic chance to redefine physical thermodynamic laws as required by
car manufacturer and next weekend I will spend them a Berlin visit, where
they can take off to US from the disaster airport
Week 74 Greg Munie, IPC
- Always a pleasure to see the guys again. And they have a treat coming up:
At last it'll be above freezing for a couple of days! So I'll put them
together sorting tools in the Abbey workshop. Should keep 'em out of
trouble for the week!
Week 75 Doug Pauls, Rockwell Collins
- assisted with ????
Everyone have a safe week.
Dave Hillman
Rockwell Collins
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