What is the most interesting element and why?

Answer 1

Carbon

- The basis for all life as we know it.
- The basis for all organic chemistry from benzine to plastics
- Hydrocarbons are the most valuable fuels used by man; methane, butane, natural gas and all other oil products are all hydrocarbons.
- Bucky-balls when carbon is burned in an arc furnace then it can form huge chemical containers shaped like geodesic domes. If you could open and close Bucky-balls then you could create a microscopic containment bubble. This would help with the targeted release of nanoviruses, to pulling oil out of contaminated water.
- Carbon nanotubes stronger than steel; these miniature tubes create new stronger and lighter structures and could be key to creating the space elevator one of the cheapest ways to get into space.

Of all the elements carbon is the most versatile and is in almost everything we use. The difference between wrought iron and much stronger steel is 6% carbon. Carbon dating systems are used to calculate the age of items down to within a few months.

The greenhouse effect which is global warming; is caused by too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Truly carbon has the strongest effect on us and the most influential element in our lives.

Answer 2

I think that it happens to be any radioactive element such as Uranium, it's incredible that such elements when decay can for example generate high amounts of energy.
For example with 30g of Uranium(235) I can:

Considering: Light Speed(c) = 300 000 000 m/s and 30g = 30x10^-3 kilograms

E = mc^2

E = (30 x 10^-3) (3x10^8)^2

E = (30x10^-3) (9x10^16)

E = (30x9x10^13)

E = (270x10^13)

E = 2.7x10^15 J

So with just 30g of an element I can generate energy enough to keep my house lighted 24/7 for 841 years.
Amazing isn't it?

Answer 3

Awe Inspiring: Carbon
Shiniest: Neon
Really Darn Fun to Play With: Mercury

=D

Answer 4

i think carbon is the most interesting element. carbon has many allotropic forms. it exists in soft state as graphite & in the hardest state as DIAMOND. it is one element but has more compounds than all the other elements combined together.

what's more most of the objects of daily use have carbon in one form or the other e.g polyethene bags, plastics which r used in everything from mobile phone to I-pod etc. carbon fibers are yet another innovation which will revolutionize the way we live

Answer 5

I would say Gallium is very interesting, it is a metal that is solid at room temperature but has a melting point of 30 °C, (86 °F) consequently solid metallic gallium will actually melt in the palm of your hand
Also gallium has a tendency to attack other metals by diffusing into their crystal-lattice and destabilizing it, making the lattice very brittle and fragile.

Answer 6

To me, it is francium. One reason is because of its rarity (2nd only to astatine)

Answer 7

All I know is it's not boron.