Fun chemistry riddles based on element names from the periodic table

Here are the answers to the chemistry puns worksheet. These riddles rely on wordplay using the names or symbols of elements from the periodic table.

1. Act (The element is Actinium, symbol Ac)
2. Iron (The element is Iron, symbol Fe — sounds like "ironing")
3. Taste (The element is Astatine, symbol At)
4. Arsonist (The element is Arsenic, symbol As)
5. Kryptonite (The element is Krypton, symbol Kr)
6. Brother (The element is Bromine, symbol Br)
7. Gone (The element is Radon, symbol Rn — sounds like "gone")
8. Cubic Zirconia (The element is Zirconium, symbol Zr)
9. Rose (The element is Rhodium, symbol Rh)
10. Neon (The element is Neon, symbol Ne)
11. Cop (The element is Copper, symbol Cu)
12. California (The element is Californium, symbol Cf)
13. Al Capone (The element is Aluminum, symbol Al)
14. Money (The element is Antimony, symbol Sb)
15. Pollen (The element is Polonium, symbol Po)
16. Ripped (The element is Rhenium, symbol Re)
17. Gold (The element is Gold, symbol Au)
18. Genius (The element is Germanium, symbol Ge)
19. Earthling (The element is Terbium, symbol Tb — sounds like "terrestrial" or earth)
20. Furrier (The element is Curium, symbol Cm)