Name: ___________________________________
Date:________________
Class: __________
Amazing Compounds
Many new and amazing compounds are being discovered daily. Recently a new class of compounds has
been developed which miraculously have formulas related to either their uses or their sources. One such
compound has been found to be useful in ballpoint pens. It is composed of indium and potassium.
Surprisingly its chemical formula is InK.
Several more of these remarkable compounds are listed below. Use the information to write their
chemical formulas.
1.
A pen to hold ink can be made of a compound containing one part bismuth & one part
carbon.
1. _______________
2.
A compound with equal parts tin, oxygen, and boron does not mix with other substances.
2. _______________
3.
9 parts potassium & 1 part phosphorus make up this compound isolated from dog urine.
3. _______________
4.
A very absorbent material of equal parts sulfur, phosphorus, oxygen, nitrogen, and
germanium has multiple uses.
4. _______________
5.
A mineral of the three elements aluminum, phosphorus, and sulfur is found in a major
mountain range.
5. _______________
6.
The compound containing lithium, phosphorus, and sulfur forms a structure that enables
you to smooch.
6. _______________
7.
This chemical, sometimes found in rabbits’ feet, contains one part lutetium, one part carbon 7. _______________
and one part potassium.
8.
A compound that’s helpful around exam time is one part chromium & one part americium.
9.
Bromine, iodine, carbon & potassium are found in this material that is used to build houses.
10.
This compound which was banned by the church can be a lot of fun (and cause a lot of
trouble) contains one part silicon and one part nitrogen.
10. ______________
11.
Found in automobiles, this compound contains one part gallium and one part sulfur.
11. ______________
12.
A substance one part boron, one part oxygen, and one part astatine floats on water.
12. ______________
13.
This compound – one part aluminum, one part molybdenum, and one part neodymium –
makes a very nutty substance.
13. ______________
14.
A compound of 1 part potassium, one part nickel & one part iron penetrates many other
substances.
14. ______________
15.
Tungsten, rhenium, nitrogen, carbon, and hydrogen can form a useful tool.
15. ______________
16.
Equal parts of carbon, oxygen, calcium, cobalt, and lanthanum will make a tasty beverage.
16. ______________
17.
A substance that’s one part cobalt, one part radon, and one part yttrium is similar to many
of these examples.
17. ______________
8. _______________
9. _______________
Name: __________________________
Date:___________
1. BiC
2. SnOB
3. K9P
4. SPONGe
5. AlPS
6. LiPS
7. LuCK
8. CrAm
9. BrICK
10. SiN
11. GaS
12. BOAt
13. AlMoNd
14. KNiFe
15.WReNCH
16.COCaCoLa
17.CoRnY
Section: __________