Science trivia
Name a chemical element
“Name a chemical element” is one of 31 science prompts in Icillion. Of its 118 accepted answers, 5 are the ones nearly everyone says first; the rest sink deeper the rarer they are.
The tip of the iceberg
Right, but shallow: 5 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Oxygen
- Hydrogen
- Carbon
- Gold
- Iron
One step down
These 18 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Nitrogen
- Helium
- Silver
- Copper
- Sodium
- Calcium
- Chlorine
- Sulfur
- Aluminium
- Potassium
- Zinc
- Lead
- Mercury
- Magnesium
- Uranium
- Neon
- Platinum
- Lithium
Answers by level
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 5 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 18 | 25 |
| The Deep | 32 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 62 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 32 answers starting with A, B, C, F, G, I, K, M, N, P, R, S, T and X. The Abyss has 62 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Inside the answer list
- 118 answers in total, every one of them a single word.
- Shortest: “Tin”. Longest: “Rutherfordium”.
- C, T and P are the most common first letters; together they start 27% of the answers.
- 3 answers can be typed more than one way: “Sulphur” counts as Sulfur.
Getting below the surface
- Start with C: 12 of the answers begin with it.
- Oxygen, Hydrogen and Carbon are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Count the small ones: tiny bones, minor moons and lesser-known particles are rare answers.
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What the words mean
Questions about this prompt
- What do most people say for “Name a chemical element”?
- The usual first answers are Oxygen, Hydrogen, Carbon, Gold and Iron. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a chemical element”?
- 118 in all: 5 on The Tip, 18 Below the Surface, 32 in The Deep, 62 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a chemical element” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Tin” and the longest is “Rutherfordium”.
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