Name a chemical element that is a gas at room temperature
This prompt last appeared Dive #44. For today's seven questions, start on the live run.
25-second pick · +85
Fluorine Deep Cut
8 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 11 accepted answers on the sheet
Leave the textbook headline for later — it is usually Plankton. We would type Fluorine: Deep Cut, +85, 8 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Helium or Oxygen — those are Plankton.
Skip Helium · Oxygen
Hints
Hint 1. 11 accepted answers. A strong pick is a single word, about 8 letters.
Hint 2 — a solid, typeable answer
Argon
Hint 3 — a rare answer
Fluorine · 85 pts
Best safe pick
Fluorine Deep Cut 85 pts
Ranked by rarity × how easy it is to type in 25 seconds. Too Clever answers are treated as risky.
Best rare answers
- Fluorine 85 pts · Deep Cut
- Radon 85 pts · Deep Cut
Strong alternatives
- Argon 60 pts
- Krypton 60 pts
- Xenon 60 pts
Avoid — Plankton
Everyone else will type these. Ten points is a surface skim.