The Question:
This element reacts with water forming hydrogen. This element is never
found as a free element in nature. In 2018, a rich supply of this element
was discovered off the coast of Japan's Minamitori Island. An oxide of this
element is used in green phosphors in fluorescent lamps and color TV tubes
(does anyone remember those?). A borate compound containing this element is
used in solid state devices. The mineral xenotime. Name the element being
described?

The Answer:
The element is Terbium (Tb). Terbium oxide
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxide> is used in green phosphors in
fluorescent lamps and color TV tubes. Sodium terbium borate is used in solid
state devices. Terbium is contained along with other rare earth elements in
many minerals, including monazite, xenotime and euxenite.

The winner of the quiz is Russell Kido, Practical  Components, and he will
get the services of Clumpy & Kloumpios for the week.  Scott Decker, Collins
Aerospace, was a very close second with his answer being just one minute
behind Russell's response. Tony Lentz, FCT Assembly, gets honorable mention
as the clues create the illusion that the element could be Yttrium.


Unfortunately, EQAB did not accept Doug's submission of "godzillium" as a
correct response. EQAB checked with the American Museum of Natural History
Mythical Creatures group. Their response was that godzillium may be an
element but since the element quiz documented that the element in question
would from hydrogen when combine with water, godzillium would not fit the
listed clues as the resulting explosion from the reaction with Godzilla's
breath would have been a global catastrophic event.


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
Week 11 Scott Decker, UTAS
Week 12 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld Elektronik PCB Design and Assembly
Week 13 No Quiz,
Week 14 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld Elektronik PCB Design and Assembly
Week 15 Bhanu Sood, NASA
Week 16 John Maxwell
Week 17 Leland Woodall
Week 18 Leland Woodall
Week 19 Tom Carroll, Boeing
Week 20 Robert Kondner
Week 21 Tom Brendlinger, ClearMotion Inc.
Week 22 Carl Van Wormer, Cipher Engineering LCC
Week 23 Juliano Ribeiro, DATACOM
Week 24 Gerry Gagnon, FLIR Commercial Systems
Week 25 Graham Collins, Sunsel Systems
Week 26 Joyce Koo, IPC International
Week 26 Todd MacFadden, Bose
Week 27 Bhanu Sood, NASA
Week 28 Leland Woodall
Week 29 Mordechai Kirshenbaum
Week 30 Leland Woodall
Week 31 Leland Woodall
Week 32 Steve Gregory
Week 33 Leland Woodall
Week 34 Jerry Dengler, Pergamon Corp
Week 35 Frank Kimmey, VeriFone Inc
Week 36 Graham Collins, Sunsel Systems
Week 37 Richard "Dean" Stadem
Week 38 Leland Woodall
Week 38 Tom Carroll
Week 39 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld Elektronik PCB Design and Assembly
Week 40 Leland Woodall
Week 41 Tom Carroll
Week 42 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld Elektronik PCB Design and Assembly
Week 43 Joyce Koo
Week 44 Russell Kido, Practical Components
Week 45 Leland Woodall
Week 45 Frank Kimmey, VeriFone Inc
Week 46 Ian Fox, Rolls-Royce Control Systems
Week 47 Fred Cox, Bluering Stencils
Week 48 Tom Carroll, Boeing
Week 49 Todd MacFadden, Bose
Week 49 Leland Woodall
Week 50 Russell Kido, Practical Components
Week 51 Ravinder Ajmani, Western Digital
Week 52 Leland Woodall
Week 53 Scott Decker, UTAS
Week 54 Leland Woodall
Week 55 Tom Carroll, Boeing
Week 56 Mordechai Kirshenbaum
Week 57 Steve Herring, Pennatronics Corp
Week 58 Leland Woodall
Week 59 Drew Meyer, Benchmark
Week 60 Leland Woodall
Week 61 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld Elektronik PCB Design and Assembly
Week 62 Leland Woodall!
Week 63 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld Elektronik PCB Design and Assembly
Week 63 Tom Carroll, Boeing
Week 63 Tom Granat
Week 64 George Wenger
Week 65  Frank Kimmey, VeriFone Inc.
Week 66  Jerry Dengler, Pergamon Corp
Week 66  Leland Woodall
Week 67  Eray Canli,  ANDAR Electromechanical Systems
Week 68  James Head
Week 69  Mordechai Kirshenbaum
Week 70 Doug Pauls, Rockwell Collins
Week 71  Eray Canli,  ANDAR Electromechanical Systems
Week 72  Russell Kido, Practical Components
Week 73 Denny Friz
Week 74 Drew Meyer, Benchmark Electronics
Week 74 Leland Woodall
Week 75 Mordechai Kirshenbaum
Week 76 Tom Carroll, Boeing
Week 76 Eray Canli,  ANDAR Electromechanical Systems
Week 77 Drew Meyer, Benchmark Electronics
Week 78 David Bealer, WatchFire Signs

Week 79 Torsten Hagge, Kristronics
- the boys will help on a 1kV/2kA PCB design, after convinced the customer,
they will visit the Flensburg Christmas market and get several "Punsch"
with shot (hot red wine with spices and rum) as Flensburg has long history
of about 280 years rum manufacturing...

Week 80 Russell Kido, Practical Components

- Perfect timing!  The rain has stopped and they can enjoy some sun.  If
they get here in time, I’ll try to sneak them into the photo of my
daughter’s b-ball team this weekend. The rest of the week they can help me
with some troubleshooting issues, roof leaks, getting ready for the
holidays, Nepcon and Apex next month.



Week 81 Ron Feyereisen, SigmaTron Intl.

- assisted with ????


Week 82 Tom Granat

- assisted with ????


Week 83 Russell Kido, Practical Components

- assisted with ????


I hope everyone has a awesome week!
Dave Hillman
Collins Aerospace
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