Science and Nature Quiz for 13 May 2020
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Question 1: What highly flammable metal, easy to ignite when powdered, producing a brilliant white light, and difficult to extinguish, being able to burn in both nitrogen and carbon dioxide, was used in incendiary weapons for firebombing cities in World War II and as a source of illumination in the early days of photography?
A
B
Lime
Magnesium
C
Charcoal
D
Silicon