Here is the Element Quiz Answer: The Question: This element's name is partially derived from "before actinium". Approximately 50 years ago 60 tons of "material" was processed to produced 125 grams of this element which represents the total amount of the element that exits today. The element is highly radioactive. Which element is being described? Bonus Question: Name one of three other names this element was called. The Answer: The element is Protactinium (Pa)! Pa derives its name from the Greek word "proto" and the words "before actinium". Pa was isolated and studied in 1934 but largely ignored due to its highly radioactive character and rarity. In 1961 the UK Atomic Energy Authority produced the 125 grams from spent uranium fuel elements that represents today's world supply - not enough of the element exists for commercial utilization. Bonus Answer: Protactinium was also called "brevium" by Fajans/Gohring, "uranium X2" by Crookes, and protoacatinium by Meitner/Hahn. In 1949 the IUPAC officially named the element protactinium. All three groups did correctly identify Pa but the longest life isotope was the winner for final name for the element. The winner of the weekly element quiz is Tom Carroll and the winner of the bonus question is Leland Woodall. They 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 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. International 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 Week 80 Brian Ellis Week 81 Mordechai Kirshenbaum Week 81 Jim West, N.S. International Week 82 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc Week 82 Robert Welch, Moog Components Group Week 83 James Head, Crowcon Detection Instruments Limited Week 84 Mike Fenner Week 85 Steve Gregory Week 86 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security Week 87 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld-Elektronik Week 88 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc. Week 89 Avni Selim Ozcukurlu, Aselsan Inc. Week 90 Pat Goodyear, PGE Week 91 Mordechai Kirshenbaum Week 92 Greg Munie, IPC Week 93 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc. Week 93 Mike Fenner Week 94 John Maxwell -I picked Clumpy and Kloumpios at Dulles and let them stay in the basement while they worked on a ISO13485 pre audit reviewing piles of documents. Unfortunately they discovered the wine and fine scotch along with the rider mower. I now have greatly irritated neighbors that have strange stripes across their lawns. Now that they have left I have a number of yards that I am now mowing. Plus my single malt collection is depleted:-( Week 95 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc. -Sounds like the fellas are in for a great time. We're almost through with our TS audit, and so far things have gone well. The boys helped me prepare for it the last time here, so I'm going to reward them with the trip to the coast that I'd promised them. We're going to hit Jennette's Pier in Nags Head, and have several great seafood meals at Sam and Omie's across the street. Should be lots of fun. Hoping no tropical storms or hurricanes will interrupt our plans! Week 95 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security -If the boys get here in time they can go to the US Open Tennis Tournament with me tomorrow night. Just tell them that they can't go on the court when the players are playing. If they can’t make it by tomorrow they can still join me for the Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. Should be a good time at both events. Week 96 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security -assisted with ???? Week 96 bonus Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc. - 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] ______________________________________________________________________