Chemistry Trivia Questions
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What chemical solvent, produced by the Hock process, is used in rubber cement and some cleaning fluids?
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acetone
What element has an atomic mass unit equivalent to 1/12 of the mass of one of its atoms?
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carbon
Which isotope of hydrogen has a mass number of 2?
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deuterium
What is the first element on the periodic table that is a gas?
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hydrogen
What is the element with the abbreviation Lr that is named after the inventor of the cyclotron?
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lawrencium
Which element, atomic number 17, is added to drinking water to eliminate bacteria despite being poisonous?
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chlorine
What is the primary component of firedamp, an explosive gas commonly found in mines?
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methane
What element does uranium-235 turn into after about 713 million years?
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lead
What element is represented by the symbol Xe on the periodic table?
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xenon
What does an atom lose to form a positive ion?
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electron
Which element's name is derived from the element radium?
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radon
What element, making up about 80% of the air, must be 'fixed' before it can be used?
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nitrogen
What term is used for two forms of the same element that incorporates the Greek prefix meaning 'equal'?
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isotope
What reddish-brown liquid, used in sedatives, requires about 15,000 tons of seawater to produce just one ton?
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bromine
Which element, extracted from seawater, is the only nonmetallic element that is liquid at room temperature?
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bromine
What is the chemical symbol for potassium?
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k
What allotrope of carbon is commonly used as a solid lubricant?
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graphite
What element is symbolized by Ac and comes first alphabetically among the elements?
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actinium
Which scientist, known for creating the Periodic Table, has an element in the actinide series named after him?
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dmitri mendeleev
In the chemical formula for propane (C3H8), which element does the 'C' represent?
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carbon
Which element has the lowest boiling point, at -452 degrees Fahrenheit?
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helium
What element, symbolized by I, is used in povidone solutions like Betadine for skin antiseptic purposes?
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iodine
Which synthetic radioactive element was named after the discoverers of radium?
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curium
Which element on the periodic table, symbolized as Ac, has given its name to a series of elements?
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actinium
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