Thorium?



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Subject: [TN] Element Quiz Question



Here is the Element Quiz Question:



The Question:

The discovery of this element lead to a fundamental reorganization/rethinking of the periodic table. This element, combine with arsenic results in a binary semiconductor that is very toxic. The initial extraction of this element requires combining monazite sand with sulfuric acid which is roasted at 130C for several hours. Hydrogen sponge alloys contain this element. Which element is being described?



The winner of the quiz  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 Ravinder Ajmani, Western Digital

Week 1 Ron Feyereisen, SigmaTron Intl.

Week 2 Louis Hart, Compunetics

Week 3 Mark Kostinovsky, Schlumberger Ltd.

Week 3 John Burke

Week 4 Drew Meyer, Benchmark Electronics Week 5 No Winner - no correct responses!

Week 6 Bhanu Sood, NASA

Week 7 Keith Calhoun, Sopark Corp

Week 7 Ian Fox, Rolls Royce

Week 8 Leland Woodall

Week 8 David Bealer, SMT

Week 9 Tom Carroll, Boeing

Week 10 Louis Hart, Compunetics



Week 11 Tom Carroll, Boeing

- Sorry for the late reply but I was busy showing Clumpy how to perform an FAA Test Setup Conformity for an explosive atmosphere test and then Clumpy started to tell me about the new dimensional transport system attached to his John Deere tractor. Clumpy said explosive atmospheres were the least of their problems during development this new technology. I can report that everything is working well with the new transport system. Clumpy arrived with a "Poof" in my backyard and he immediately started fishing off my back deck, explaining that the new transport system makes him very hungry whenever he uses it. Clumpy says that he hopes Kloumpios is having a good time with Scott Decker, wherever he is, and that he hopes to stick around here for a while since he likes watching new technology being tested.



Week 11 Scott Decker, UTAS

-   Sorry for the delay also. I was in a global even for our company and

also working with Clumpy and Kloumpios to keep them working on the board designs I was doing before the event so I could stay in the event. It’s never a dull moment in our company and as it turns out, I still needed to help them out, but they did get me through until today, Friday so it was still all worth it! J It’s pretty amazing that they can adapt to so many jobs that they get sent to, I wish I could do everything as well as they do, I could be a star! However, that said, I try to under achieve since that keeps me out of the lime light and not the spot light or cross hairs… :-/



Week 12 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld Elektronik PCB Design and Assembly

- The boys can help me to compare a reverse-engineered old multilayer layout against the x-rays from the original (no data, no schematics, no gerbers at all available, but the urgent need for some spare units....), can coil some dozens RF toroids and last, but not least (if they aren't allergic against

cats) can entertain our tomcats* (who are not amused at the ugly wet wet thaw here...). I've heard Clumpy and Kloumpios can meanwhile apparate and disapparate like Harry Potter, thus there is no need to pick them up from the next airport (would be MUC)?



Week 13 No Quiz, the boys were helping Doug Pauls, Rockwell Collins, with his IPC Hall of Fame Award



Week 14 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld Elektronik PCB Design and Assembly

- the boys arrived last Friday, spent the weekend at some carnival events here around (quite cold and rainy at Tuesday, but with the help of some bavarian beer and a lot of mulled wine, they came back in a very good

mood........) Later the boys finished the RF toroids from last week, delivered the stuff to my assembly house, where they were really surprised about the *poof* apparition in their backyard....., and maybe they will tomorrow go snowboarding with my big daughter and some friends in Tyrol..

Here in Bavaria we have currently one week school holidays.



Week 15 ????

- assisted with ????





I hope everyone has a awesome week!



Dave Hillman

Rockwell Collins

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