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Maude79

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Elements - science project
« on: December 10, 2011, 02:23:57 AM »
I have a Science project due. I am a little gridlocked....
I would like to incorporate a mystery type game to this. What I have is the board and rules, but I need questions. 4 sets.

Story (For those who have completed GTA: San Andreas, you may recognize some of the scenarios):
In the vast deserts of Nevada, lies a top secret, government funded, military installation, that "doesn't exist." The installation goes by the code name Area-94

One day, an armed group parachuted in the area and snuck down to the testing chambers of the military installation where the scientists were working on a project code-named, The Black Project. This base housed a wide range of elements needed to make the Black Project succeed. The armed groups stole the key element to making this project work. Unfortunatly, the element is very leathal.

You must use clues given to figure out what element it was.

I have an idea of 4 catagorys. If anyone can come up with better ones, please let me know!

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Re: Elements - science project
« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2011, 12:06:51 PM »
Well, just saying that the element is lethal seriously limits the possible choices - there aren't very many lethal elements. There are some very reactive elements, some mildly poisonous elements, some that can cause some long term damage if you actually eat them, a few that are radioactive enough to cause damage, and a whole lot that don't do much at all. Very few that would be characterized as "lethal".

Beyond that, what sort of things are you looking at? Possible radioactive decay pathways? Electronegativity? Size? Number of valence electrons? Metal-non-metal character? Or is this just a "name that element" game where you are concerned with atomic number, atomic mass, row/column on the periodic table?

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