A question of semantics. Is N the 2nd most produced chemical in the USA? If I buy a cylinder of N2, the contents are obtained by the fractional distillation of air; this is not a "produced chemical" because the raw material is there, anyway. Even the building block of nitrogenous compounds, ammonia, is made by reacting hydrogen with atmospheric nitrogen. I therefore maintain that elemental nitrogen is not "produced" because it is all around us as a diatomic gas and appeal to EQAB that they ensure the questions are better worded. :-) Brian On 03/04/2015 22:08, David Hillman wrote: > Here is the Element Quiz Answer: > > The Question: > This element is the 2rd most commonly produced chemical in the United > States. This element's name is related to saltpeter ( salts of Petra!). The > Greek words "pnigo" or "pnigein". The technology of Positron Emission > Tomography. Which element is being described? > > The Answer: > The element in Nitrogen (N). Nitrogen is the 30th most abundant element on > earth and the 2nd most produced in the United States. Daniel Rutherford > derived the name "nitrogen" from the Greek words "nitron" and "genes" which > stand for "soda or saltpeter forming". The Group 16 elements are often > described by an archaic name - the pnictogen elements as the word > "pnictogen" is the Greek verb for "to choke" referring to nitrogen as a > choking gas. The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) > does not recognize the term "pnictogen" despite its use by many > chemists.Radioisotope N-13 has a half life of 10 minutes and produces a > positron as it decays. PET - Positron Emission Tomography - can track the > positron's interaction with negative electrons in the human body producing > an image when N-13 is injected as part of medical assessments. > > > The winner of the weekly element quiz is Mordechai Kirshenbaum and he will get > the services of Clumpy and Kloumpios for the week. Many correct responses > this week with several only being seconds apart per the Firewall time > stamp. The seven EQAB members had significant issues assessing Doug's > response of "crapium" as they have experiences similar to his submission > rationale when trying to obtain mineral rights for their mining operations. > However, the Greek word "pnigo" does not translate to "Senate" and the PET > reference was for radioisotope N-13 so EQAB determined that Doug's > submission could not be accepted. > > Note - I did order a copy of the element book that James Head (and > Anne-Sophie) suggested so many new clues will be available for use in the > Quiz in the future. > > > 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. Internationa > 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 > - After NCAA basketball, the guys better get right down to work Monday > morning helping with the A)Technology Roadmap, B) Supply Chain Roadmap, and > C) Anti-Counterfeit Plans we are doing for Department of Defense printed > circuit boards. Polished versions are due at NAVSEA Crane in 3 weeks. > How are the guys at typing and proofreading? Say, if they get us caught > up, they can work on the farm tractor here - hope they can get out of the > John Deere mode enough to work on my Farm-all Super C that's only 60 years > old (bought new by my dad around 1954) - it needs new tires for one thing. > We need it to rake the hay that my twin grandsons have promised to harvest > come June. > > Week 80 Brian Ellis > - I can hear the rumble of John Deeres coming up the hill, 2 minutes and > they will be here. Their relatives have been told and replied that they > should not expect good food as they are in the Lenten fast, as are many > people here, awaiting the Orthodox Easter, a week after the Western one. > All animal products forbidden, virtually vegan. In the last week, only dry > bread and water are allowed, not even olive oil. Happily, the boys will be > well fed chez Brian, as he does not go along with fasting; I have a big > lump of leg of pork marinating in wine and spices for a good roast for > dinner this evening. There is a big thumping at the door... > > Week 81 Mordechai Kirshenbaum > -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] > ______________________________________________________________________ > ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. 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