What's the next in the series?

H, Be, F, S, Mn, Kr, In, Gd, Tl, ?

During a secret mission, an agent gave the following code to the higher authorities
AIM DUE OAT TIE MOD

However, the information is in one word only and the rest are fake. To assist the authorities in understanding better, he also sent them a clue, If I tell you any one character of the code, you can easily find out the number of vowels in the codeword.

Can you find out the code word?

If an electric train is travelling south, then which way is the smoke going?

My first is in chocolate but not in ham. My second is in cake and also in jam. My third at tea time is easily found. Altogether, this is a friend who is often around. What is it?

The more it dries, the wetter it becomes. Can you tell what it is?

You walk into a room that contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle and a fireplace. What would you light first?

Replace the question mark with the correct number.

A man hijacks an aeroplane transporting both passengers(8 of them) and valuable cargo. After taking the cargo, the man demands nine parachutes, puts one of them on, and jumps, leaving the other eight behind. Why did he want eight?

What kind of band never plays music?

You can see it everyday, But cannot touch it at will. What is it?