Here is the Element Quiz Answer:

The Question:
This element's name is partially derived from "before actinium".
Approximately 50 years ago 60 tons of "material" was processed to produced
125 grams of this element which represents the total  amount of the element
that exits today. The element is highly radioactive. Which element is being
described?

Bonus Question:
Name one of three other names this element was called.

The Answer:
The element is Protactinium (Pa)! Pa derives its name from the Greek word
"proto" and the words "before actinium". Pa was isolated and studied in
1934 but largely ignored due to its highly radioactive character and
rarity.  In 1961 the UK Atomic Energy Authority produced the 125 grams from
spent uranium fuel elements that represents today's world supply - not
enough of the element exists for commercial utilization.

Bonus Answer:
Protactinium was also called "brevium" by Fajans/Gohring, "uranium X2" by
Crookes, and protoacatinium by Meitner/Hahn. In 1949 the IUPAC officially
named the element protactinium. All three groups did correctly identify Pa
but the longest life isotope was the winner for final name for the element.


The winner of the weekly element quiz is Tom Carroll and the winner of the
bonus question is Leland Woodall. They will get the services of Clumpy and
Kloumpios for the week.


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. International
Week 71 Steve Gregory
Week 72 Bhanu Sood, CALCE
Week 72 Ed Popielarsk
Week 72 Robert Welch, Moog Component Group
Week 73 Torsten Hagge, Kristronics GmbH
Week 74 Greg Munie, IPC
Week 75 Doug Pauls, Rockwell Collins
Week 76 Graham Collins, Sunsel Systems
Week 77 Robert Kondner, Index Designs
Week 77 Bonus Brien Bush, Cirtronics
Week 78 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
Week 79 Denny Fritz, SAIC
Week 80 Brian Ellis
Week 81 Mordechai Kirshenbaum
Week 81 Jim West, N.S. International
Week 82 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc
Week 82 Robert Welch, Moog Components Group
Week 83 James Head, Crowcon Detection Instruments Limited
Week 84 Mike Fenner
Week 85 Steve Gregory
Week 86 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security
Week 87 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld-Elektronik
Week 88 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
Week 89 Avni Selim Ozcukurlu, Aselsan Inc.
Week 90 Pat Goodyear, PGE
Week 91 Mordechai Kirshenbaum
Week 92 Greg Munie, IPC
Week 93 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
Week 93 Mike Fenner

Week 94 John Maxwell
-I picked Clumpy and Kloumpios at Dulles and let them stay in the basement
while they worked on a ISO13485 pre audit reviewing piles of documents.
Unfortunately they discovered the wine and fine scotch along with the rider
mower. I now have greatly irritated neighbors that have strange stripes
across their lawns. Now that they have left I have a number of yards that I
am now mowing. Plus my single malt collection is depleted:-(

Week 95 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
-Sounds like the fellas are in for a great time.  We're almost through with
our TS audit, and so far things have gone well.  The boys helped me prepare
for it the last time here, so I'm going to reward them with the trip to the
coast that I'd promised them.  We're going to hit Jennette's Pier in Nags
Head, and have several great seafood meals at Sam and Omie's across the
street.  Should be lots of fun. Hoping no tropical storms or hurricanes
will interrupt our plans!

Week 95 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security
-If the boys get here in time they can go to the US Open Tennis Tournament
with me tomorrow night. Just tell them that they can't go on the court when
the players are playing. If they can’t make it by tomorrow they can still
join me for the Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. Should be a good time
at both events.

Week 96 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security
-assisted with ????

Week 96 bonus Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
- assisted with ????


Everyone have a safe week.

Dave Hillman
Rockwell Collins
[log in to unmask]
Data Credit Note: the information in the Element Quizzes is taken from
several published sources including The History and Use of Our Earth's
Chemical Elements by R. Krebs and Nature's Building Blocks by J. Emsley.

______________________________________________________________________
This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service.
For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] 
______________________________________________________________________