Science Trivia

[CmdrTostada]

I thought that I was getting it mixed up with celsius. I was only a little off Now I remember that it is -273, i dont know where i got -322.

 

[tenchu]

Originally posted by Turbogames
Where did Tenchu go?

I'm here!

You were right about the perigrine falcon, it can do 220kph in a dive.

 

[DisneyPhD]

Originally posted by bamboo7


this is just a shot inthe dark, but i am gonna guess lead.

Nope, lead is not the most dense metal but you're in the right row of the Periodic Table.


P.S. Absolute zero is equal to -460 Fahrenheit

 

[CmdrTostada]

thank you:hammer:

 

[tenchu]

Osmium

 

[DisneyPhD]

Originally posted by tenchu
Osmium

You are correct sir. At about 22 g/mL it's twice as dense as lead.

What metal has a melting point closest to human body temperature?

 

[tenchu]

Originally posted by DisneyPhD


You are correct sir. At about 22 g/mL it's twice as dense as lead.

What metal has a melting point closest to human body temperature?

Hmmmm. I'll take a pop at phosphorus, a bit higher than body temp?

 

[Coronado]

The other scale for measuring absolute zero is the Renken scale that is a measure of the absence of temperature compared to Farenheit.......

If zero C is freezing.... and 100 C is boiling....... then why is freezing on the Farenheit scale 32 F?..... and at what temperature are the F and the C measurements recorded as the same number?

 

[bamboo7]

Originally posted by DisneyPhD


You are correct sir. At about 22 g/mL it's twice as dense as lead.

What metal has a melting point closest to human body temperature?

I would guess mercury. again - just a guess.

 

[WDW-Imagineer]

Originally posted by tenchu


Hmmmm. I'll take a pop at phosphorus, a bit higher than body temp?

I think your right...

 

[DisneyPhD]

Originally posted by Coronado
If zero C is freezing.... and 100 C is boiling....... then why is freezing on the Farenheit scale 32 F?..... and at what temperature are the F and the C measurements recorded as the same number?

I believe -40 F = -40 C. The Fahrenheit scale was based on 0 F being the freezing point of a saturated salt solution and 100 F being body temperature. Not based on very accurate measurements.

The metal with a melting point closest to body temp is not mercury or phosphorus (also P is not a metal).

 

[tenchu]

Originally posted by DisneyPhD



The metal with a melting point closest to body temp is not mercury or phosphorus (also P is not a metal).

Ah sorry, i really should learn to pay more attention.

I cant think of any without going to look it up, maybe later. :animwink:

 

[DisneyPhD]

Hint: It's a Group III element. Most text books have a picture of someone holding a piece of it in their hand and it beginning to melt.

 

[tenchu]

Originally posted by DisneyPhD
Hint: It's a Group III element. Most text books have a picture of someone holding a piece of it in their hand and it beginning to melt.

Gallium?

 

[DisneyPhD]

Originally posted by tenchu


Gallium?

Yup!

What two elements are named in honor of female scientists?

 

[tenchu]

Originally posted by DisneyPhD


Yup!

What two elements are named in honor of female scientists?

I didn't know that one.

Curium and ...

 

[DisneyPhD]

Originally posted by tenchu


I didn't know that one.

Curium and ...

That's one. The other is one of the more recently discovered (and named) elements.

Here's another one to think about.

What element did Marie Curie name in honor of her country of birth.

 

[tenchu]

Originally posted by DisneyPhD



Here's another one to think about.

What element did Marie Curie name in honor of her country of birth.

Polonium (Poland)

 

[tenchu]

Originally posted by DisneyPhD


That's one. The other is one of the more recently discovered (and named) elements.

Meitnerium. (had to look that one up!)

New question - who invented the television?

 

[DisneyPhD]

Got 'em both.