Welcome to an exciting game of Clay Jeopardy! I’m your host, Alex Trebek.
Rules Choose a category and a point level. Look at the clue. Answer before the music stops. Answer in the form of a question.
Clay models Verbal descriptions of clays Clay Properties Example:
“This clay mineral has the highest expandability of all”. Answer
“What is smectite ?”
Clay models Verbal descriptions of clays Clay Properties Example:
Answer
“What is kaolinite ?”
This is a 2:1 clay with potassium ions in the interlayer space. Answer
“What is fine-grained mica?”
Answer “This clay has the highest cation exchange capacity of all”.
“What is vermiculite ?”
Answer
“What is chlorite ?”
Answer “Montmorillonite is an example of this type of 2:1 clay and it is the state clay of Minnesota”.
“What is smectite ?”
Answer “This clay has the lowest effective surface area of all (10 – 30 m 2 /g)”.
“What is kaolinite ? “
Answer
“ What is vermiculite ?”
“This type of clay is common in volcanic ash”. Answer
“What is amorphous clay? “
“This clay has an effective surface area of m 2 /g, but does not have the highest cation exchange capacity”. Answer
“What is smectite ? “