So, if ethanol is made from Iowa Gold corn, this would make the current prices of oil look like the worlds greatest bargain! And, indeed it may well be... Rudy Sedlak --- On Mon, 5/23/11, [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> wrote: From: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: [TN] NTC Friday Element Quiz - the Answer To: "TechNet E-Mail Forum" <[log in to unmask]>, "R Sedlak" <[log in to unmask]> Cc: [log in to unmask] Date: Monday, May 23, 2011, 6:06 AM Hi Rudy - as Denny detailed, I was using the Iowa corn standard! Doug and I will gladly started sending "Iowa gold" to you at $49K per kilo. The reference material I use for the Element Quiz can be dated at times and this is the case with the pricing figures I sent out. Lu is typically about 6X the cost of gold so based on your data, Lu would be $294,000 per kilo! Dave R Sedlak <[log in to unmask]> Sent by: TechNet <[log in to unmask]> 05/20/2011 04:57 PM Please respond to TechNet E-Mail Forum <[log in to unmask]>; Please respond to R Sedlak <[log in to unmask]> To <[log in to unmask]> cc Subject Re: [TN] NTC Friday Element Quiz - the Answer Unclear which planet David is operating on this month, but on this one, Gold is currently ~US$49,000 per kilo.... and Platinum is significantly more, approaching, if not equalling the quoted $75,000 per kilo... I would be quite interested in purchasing all Gold David has available for $12,000/kilo Rudy Sedlak RD Chemical Company --- On Fri, 5/20/11, David D. Hillman <[log in to unmask]> wrote: From: David D. Hillman <[log in to unmask]> Subject: [TN] NTC Friday Element Quiz - the Answer To: [log in to unmask] Date: Friday, May 20, 2011, 1:30 PM Hi folks - Here is the Friday Element Quiz Answer (I have a new book on the Elements by John Emsley so lots of new information for future quizzes). The Question: This element is the most expensive metal in the world at a staggering price of $75,000 per kilogram! The amount of this element contained in the ores mined for its production is typically 0.003%. The world production of this element is around 10 tons per year. What element is being described? Bonus question: This element was called by a different name for many years in Germany - what was that name? The Answer: The element is lutetium (Lu). Platinum is $12,800/kg and gold is $12,500/kg but Lu has both of them beat for cost. Lu is one of the rarest of the Rare Earth elements but is still 7X more abundant that silver. Lu is a high energy Beta particle emitter and is being studied for possible radiotherapy uses as the isotope has a half life of 6.75 days. The answer to the bonus question was Cassiopeia. As with many of the elements, there was disagreement on who discovered an element the first. Austrian chemist Karl Auer was working in Germany, isolated Lu from a sample of yttrium oxide and named it cassiopeia. However, French chemist George Urbain isolated Lu in 1907 and was given the naming credit. Lu is extremely difficult to create as a pure metal - the first time that was accomplished was in 1953. There were several good answers (Rhodium was quite popular)but Bev Christian, RIM, is the quiz winner and will get the services of Clumpy and Kloumpios for the week. They have been to Bev's facility a couple of times so getting there should be easy. So far Clumpy and Kloumpios have: Week 1 Lamar Young, SCS Coatings - accomplished nothing (drank lots of coffee) Week 2 Bev Christian, RIM - conducted REACH material testing Week 3 Drew Meyer, Benchmark Electronics Inc. - Solderability testing and mowed the lawn Week 4 Ian Fox, Goodrich - had an epic journey of travel Week 4 Gary Ferrari, Garrick Global - unknown Week 5 Fredrick Miller, Astrolab - unknown Week 6 David Nelson, Raytheon - Were tackling dummys for Dallas Cowboys Week 7 Graham Collins, L3 Communications - Cleaned gutters and painted window trim Week 8 Bill Noel, ITT Geospatial Systems Division - unknown Week 9 Steve Gregory of RD Circuits - unknown Week 10 David Bealer of Watchfire Signs - descaled the in-line wash machine! Ouch! Week 11 Dick Krug of Sparton Corporation - assisted with AS9100 quality management systems requirements audit Week 12 Steve Creswick of Balanced Enterprise Solutions - Acted as Steve's "go fer" due to a broken leg! Week 13 Gebhard Neifer, Delphi - conducted a plasma pre treatment Taguchi DOE for a sealing process Week 14 Bev Christian, RIM - assisted with a tin pest investigation/test Week 15 Bev Christian, RIM - assisted Bev shoveling snow Week 16 David Bealer of Waatchfire Signs - assisted with reflow profiling Week 17 Brian Ellis, rumored to be retired - assisted with rewiring the house, had a tractor accident and found his cousin Kloumpios Week 18 Denny Fritz, SAIC - assisted with tin whisker inspection/examinations Week 19 Graham Collins, L3 Communications - assisted with scraping barnacles, boat paint and boat engine maintenance Week 20 Mark Woolley, PTRL Laboratory Avaya - assisted with weather observations (70F to snow) and resolving electrochemical migration failures Week 20 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security - assisted with commercial aircraft galley inspection Week 21 Brian Ellis, supposedly retired, and Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security - assisted with root cause corrective action tasks - assisted with nothing but catching up with the family Week 22 Drew Meyer, Benchmark Electronics Inc. - assisted with metallographic cross-sections and Dye & Pry testing Week 23 Bev Christian, RIM - assisted with???????? Everyone have a fun and safe weekend. Dave Hillman Rockwell Collins [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. 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