Chemistry Trivia Questions
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What is the name of the action involving enzymes that produces beer and cheese and is also called zymosis?
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fermentation
What element is named after the elder gods of Greece?
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titanium
What is the common name for the hydrated oxide of iron?
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rust
Which element, symbolized as 'Co' and chemically similar to iron, is used in a blue pigment?
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cobalt
What is the simplest organic compound called an aldehyde, widely used to preserve biological specimens?
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formaldehyde
What chemical element is added to swimming pools and used in laundry bleaches?
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chlorine
Which element, with the symbol Cd, is used in rechargeable batteries and to protect other metals from corrosion?
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cadmium
What is the term for a form of an element that has the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons?
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isotope
What noble gas, symbolized by Kr, was discovered in the 1960s to be capable of forming compounds?
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krypton
What element, discovered by Sir Humphry Davy in 1808, is commonly found in egg and clam shells?
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calcium
What element is represented by the chemical symbol Fm and was discovered in the 20th century?
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fermium
What greenish, poisonous gas is utilized to disinfect swimming pool water by killing bacteria?
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chlorine
What product is created through the process of saponification, and is an anagram of the word 'sapo'?
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soap
What is the name of the milk sugar with the chemical formula C12 H22 O11?
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lactose
What process occurs to silver when exposed to sulfur compounds in the air?
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tarnish
What is the lightest element whose atoms make up about 90% of the universe?
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hydrogen
In English-speaking countries outside of the U.S., what is aluminum known as?
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aluminium
What is the term for a mixture of two or more metals, exemplified by the magnetic substance alnico?
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alloy
Which element's name is derived from the Greek words meaning 'water forming'?
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hydrogen
Which metal is largely obtained from the mineral argentite?
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silver
Which light noble gas cannot be solidified under normal atmospheric pressure?
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helium
What metal is always found in a ferroalloy?
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iron
Combining mercury with which gaseous element causes it to glow blue as opposed to orange-red?
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neon
Which element is the lightest among the noble gases?
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helium
What element has an atomic weight of 1.008?
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hydrogen
Which element did Lavoisier rename that was originally called 'inflammable air' by Cavendish?
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hydrogen
What element has the symbol Zr and is the last element alphabetically?
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zirconium
What color is associated with the Latin word 'rubidus,' from which the name rubidium is derived?
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red
Which element, named after the Latin word for lime, is found in limestone?
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calcium
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