What is your favorite element?

MoshJosh · Oct 30, 2022

You wont see this one coming. . . the element of surprise!

kdx7214 · Oct 30, 2022

Copper for the colors of the oxidation states

olonmv · Oct 30, 2022

Allenh427 said:
Methamphetamine.. oh wait

My second choice was

Tetrahydrocannabinol.

Reefer Matt · Oct 30, 2022

It's a paradox. I like my elements natural, not fake. It's such a heavy inquisition, but after a split decision, Uranium takes the cake.

PeterEde · Oct 30, 2022

Reefer Matt said:
It's a paradox. I like my elements natural, not fake. It's such a heavy inquisition, but after a split decision, Uranium takes the cake.

It's a cake. Yellow cake

PeterEde · Oct 30, 2022

Are some people forgetting the difference between elements and compounds?
If it's not on the periodic table it's a compound

Like THC

GlassMunky · Oct 30, 2022

All the lanthanides are super cool

Miami Reef · Oct 30, 2022

GlassMunky said:
All the lanthanides are super cool

Can you explain why?

GlassMunky · Oct 30, 2022

Miami Reef said:
Can you explain why?

Their uses are numerous and all of them are super cool
Copy paste for wiki for time saving

“The devices lanthanide elements are used in include superconductors, samarium-cobalt and neodymium-iron-boron high-flux rare-earth magnets, magnesium alloys, electronic polishers, refining catalysts and hybrid car components (primarily batteries and magnets).[88] Lanthanide ions are used as the active ions in luminescent materials used in optoelectronics applications, most notably the Nd:YAG laser. Erbium-doped fiber amplifiers are significant devices in optical-fiber communication systems. Phosphors with lanthanide dopants are also widely used in cathode-ray tube technology such as television sets. The earliest color television CRTs had a poor-quality red; europium as a phosphor dopant made good red phosphors possible. Yttrium iron garnet (YIG) spheres can act as tunable microwave resonators.

Lanthanide oxides are mixed with tungsten to improve their high temperature properties for TIG welding, replacing thorium, which was mildly hazardous to work with. Many defense-related products also use lanthanide elements such as night-vision goggles and rangefinders. The SPY-1 radar used in some Aegis equipped warships, and the hybrid propulsion system of Arleigh Burke-class destroyers all use rare earth magnets in critical capacities”

and then as a glassblower, the numerous crazy effects that you can get when doping glass color with lanthanides is amazing. Everything from UV glow in various colors, to glass that changes color based on the spectrum of light it’s viewed under.

Lanthanides are amazing all around!

WVNed · Oct 30, 2022

Iodine, you can do some fun things with it.

CoralB · Oct 30, 2022

Chocolate !!!

Sorry I’m looking at the candy to pass out tomorrow lol!!

Rp8 · Oct 30, 2022

I LOVE GOOOOLLLDDD!

sfin52 · Oct 30, 2022

Randy Holmes-Farley said:
Let’s have some fun!

What is your favorite element, and why?

I’ll start different threads in upcoming days on least favorites, as well as chemicals (as different than elements; phosphate is a chemical, P and O in phosphate are elements).

You might like gold or platinum for looks, helium for balloons, lawrencium if your name is Lawrence, etc.

So what’s your favorite element?

5th element

dwest · Oct 30, 2022

Takin’ care of Bismuth

Stang67 · Oct 30, 2022

K potassium. Stored in oil because it has a violent reaction when it comes in contact with water. I was a TA for my high school chemistry department. Ask me how I know.