The Element Quiz winner gets the services of our outstanding/amazing gnomes Clumpy and Kloumpios for the week (they have had their vaccination shots and can follow any covid-19 protocols the winner decides).



The Question:

This element is radioactive and eventually decays into Pb metal. This element is found in Welsbach lantern mantles and as a coating on tungsten used to make filaments in light bulbs. This element can be obtained as a by-product of uranium ore refinement. This element's name is derived from a Norse god. What element is being described?



The Answer:

The element is Thorium (Th)! Thorium has a very complex atomic decay series and is used as a "jacket" around the core of nuclear reactors. Thorium derives its name from Thor, the Norse god of war.





The winner of the Quiz is James Head and will get the assistance of the boys for the week. Please let us know what tasks you have for the boys to keep them busy.



Both James and Bhanu Sood both submitted the correct answer at the exact same time stamp but James was listed first so FEQAB named him the winner. I am guessing there is an electron somewhere flying around that has a grudge against Bhanu.



FEQAB also reviewed Doug's submission of "Lokium" and they ruled it invalid. FEQAB discussions with Marvel Comics revealed that Lokium was not one of the six Infinity stones and that the Space stone was used to open the portal in the Avengers movie "Battle for New York".



Also, the IPC SummerCon conference is next week in Milwaukee so no Element Quiz. The boys will be assisting with conference duties (primarily finding Diet Mountain Dew for Doug).



Winners:

Week 1: Bhanu Sood, NASA

Week 2: Eddie Hofer, Collins Aerospace

Week 3: John Maxwell

Week 4: Scott Decker, Collins Aerospace

Week 5: Russell Kido, Practical Components

Week 6: James Head, PCB Design Engineer