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12390. Element
Element : tin (white)
Symbol : sn
Atomic no. : 50
Melting Point (deg c) : 231.93
Boiling Point (deg c) : 2602
Discoverer : prehistoric

12391. Element
Element : titanium
Symbol : ti
Atomic no. : 22
Melting Point (deg c) : 1668
Boiling Point (deg c) : 3287
Discoverer : gregor (1791)

12392. Element
Element : tungsten
Symbol : w
Atomic no. : 74
Melting Point (deg c) : 3422
Boiling Point (deg c) : 5555
Discoverer : j. and f. d'elhuyar (1783)

12393. Element
Element : uranium
Symbol : u
Atomic no. : 92
Melting Point (deg c) : 1135
Boiling Point (deg c) : 4131
Discoverer : peligot (1841)

12394. Element
Element : vanadium
Symbol : v
Atomic no. : 23
Melting Point (deg c) : 1910
Boiling Point (deg c) : 3407
Discoverer : del rio (1801)

12395. Element
Element : xenon
Symbol : xe
Atomic no. : 54
Melting Point (deg c) : -111.79
Boiling Point (deg c) : -108.12
Discoverer : ramsay and travers (1898)

12396. Element
Element : ytterbium
Symbol : yb
Atomic no. : 70
Melting Point (deg c) : 819
Boiling Point (deg c) : 1196
Discoverer : marignac (1878)

12397. Element
Element : yttrium
Symbol : y
Atomic no. : 39
Melting Point (deg c) : 1522
Boiling Point (deg c) : 3345
Discoverer : gadolin (1794)

12398. Element
Element : zinc
Symbol : zn
Atomic no. : 30
Melting Point (deg c) : 419.5
Boiling Point (deg c) : 907
Discoverer : prehistoric

12399. Element
Element : zirconium
Symbol : zr
Atomic no. : 40
Melting Point (deg c) : 1855
Boiling Point (deg c) : 4409
Discoverer : klaproth (1789)

12400. Famous
No 10, downing street
Famous for : official residence of the british prime minister.

12401. Famous
Abadan(iran)
Famous for : famous for oil refinery.

12402. Famous
Alaska (u.s.a.)
Famous for : in 1958 it was declared as 49th state of u.s.a. it is near canada.

12403. Famous
Alexandria
Famous for : city and sea-port of egypt, founded by alexander the great. handles about 80% of the country's exports.

12404. Famous
Angkor wat
Famous for : ruined temple in cambodia. signposts of ancient oriental civilisation.

12405. Famous
Aswam dam
Famous for : a dam in egypt across the river nile.

12406. Famous
Baku
Famous for : oilfields of azerbaijan.

12407. Famous
Bastille
Famous for : it was a jail in paris. destroyed during the french revolution.

12408. Famous
Beding (australia)
Famous for : famous for gold mines.

12409. Famous
Bethlehem
Famous for : a town palestine, the birth place of christ.

12410. Famous
Bikini atoll
Famous for : in pacific ocean, where first hydrogen bomb was tested by u.s.a.

12411. Famous
Bikini
Famous for : an atoll of the marshall islands. atomb bomb was dropped here experimentally in 1948.

12412. Famous
Bratislava
Famous for : a town in czechoslovakia on czech-russian border.

12413. Famous
Buckingham palace
Famous for : london residence of the british monarch.

12414. Famous
Chushul
Famous for : in ladakh, highest airfield in the world. chinese troops attacked it in 1962.

12415. Famous
Corsica
Famous for : an island where napoleon was born.

12416. Famous
Detroit (u.s.a)
Famous for : the biggest car manufacturing town in the world.

12417. Famous
Elephanta caves (india)
Famous for : situated in an island 15 miles from bombay. famous for the statues of siva and parvati.

12418. Famous
Fleet street
Famous for : press center in london.

12419. Famous
Gaza strip
Famous for : in egypt near israeli border, was seat of united nations emergency force till 1957. now under israeli occupation.

12420. Famous
Gibraltar
Famous for : key to mediterranean, fortress and novel base situated on rock in the extreme south of spain.

12421. Famous
Golden temple (india)
Famous for : famous temple of the sikhs at amritsar, constructed by guru ram dass.

12422. Famous
Hiroshima
Famous for : an industrial center of japan which was destroyed by atom bomb in 1945.

12423. Famous
Hollywood (california. U.s.a.)
Famous for : famous for film industry.

12424. Famous
Hyde park
Famous for : a huge park in london.

12425. Famous
Jerusalem
Famous for : city in israel. jesus christ was crucified here (now capital of israel).

12426. Famous
Khajuraho
Famous for : it is the state of chattarpur, bundelkhand in madhya pradesh. it is famous for mahadev temple.

12427. Famous
Khorkov
Famous for : important town of ukraine, manufactures motor cars, tractors and agricultural machinery.

12428. Famous
Lop nor
Famous for : palace in sinkiang (red china), site for atomic tests.

12429. Famous
Los angeles a part of california (u.s.a.)
Famous for : the famous film industry of hollywood is established here. it is famous as cinima city of the world.

12430. Famous
Lusaka
Famous for : venue of non-aligned nations summit in september 1970. capital of zambia.

12431. Famous
Manchester (u.k.)
Famous for : cotton manufacturing city. it is one of the world's biggest cloth manufacturing center.

12432. Famous
Marseilles
Famous for : city and seaport of southern france. famous for silk, wine, olive soap, margarine and candles.

12433. Famous
Mecca (saudi arabia)
Famous for : sacred place of the muslims because prophet mohammed was born here.

12434. Famous
Montreal
Famous for : longest city of canada. famous for iron and steel works and motor car factories.

12435. Famous
Nagasaki (japan)
Famous for : it is noted for its iron and steel industries. atom was dropped here during world war ii.

12436. Famous
New castle
Famous for : an important port on the tyne in england, famous for coal industry.

12437. Famous
New orleans (u.s.a.)
Famous for : it is the greatest cotton and wheat exporting center in the world.

12438. Famous
Osaka (japan)
Famous for : known as the manchester of japan. it is sometimes called the venice of japan.

12439. Famous
Pisa
Famous for : in italy, famous for leaning tower, one of the seven wonders of the world.

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