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29 Intriguing Chemistry and Element Facts

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The element Gallium is named after the Latin name for which country?

France

France

Italy

Italy

Switzerland

Switzerland

Spain

Spain

Which gas is used in MRI scanners to cool the magnets?

Argon

Argon

Nitrogen

Nitrogen

Methane

Methane

Helium

Helium

Aerobic respiration requires what?

Methane

Methane

Carbon dioxide

Carbon dioxide

Oxygen

Oxygen

Propane

Propane

Which gas produces water when it burns?

Hydrogen

Hydrogen

Helium

Helium

Neon

Neon

Nitrogen

Nitrogen

Marie Curie won Nobel Prizes in Physics and which other field?

Literature

Literature

Chemistry

Chemistry

Medicine

Medicine

Economics

Economics

Pb is the chemical symbol for which metal?

Silver

Silver

Copper

Copper

Lead

Lead

Gold

Gold

The force exerted on a specific surface area has which name?

Pressure

Pressure

Voltage

Voltage

Density

Density

Temperature

Temperature

Which chemical is often used to kill bacteria in water, such as swimming pools?

Neon

Neon

Chlorine

Chlorine

Cobalt

Cobalt

Bismuth

Bismuth

Which chemical element takes its name from the Greek word for color?

Carbon

Carbon

Fluorine

Fluorine

Chromium

Chromium

Neon

Neon

A metal made from two or more elements has which name?

Cobalt

Cobalt

Alloy

Alloy

Imperial

Imperial

Precious

Precious

A chemist from which country invented the Bunsen Burner?

Germany

Germany

Canada

Canada

China

China

Russia

Russia

In physics, which force involves rubbing one object against another?

Kinetic

Kinetic

Electric

Electric

Pressure

Pressure

Friction

Friction

Which dietary mineral is essential for strong bones?

Calcium

Calcium

Carbon

Carbon

Zinc

Zinc

Magnesium

Magnesium

Which chemical element has the symbol Sr?

Silver

Silver

Strontium

Strontium

Tin

Tin

Silicon

Silicon

Which word describes the deterioration of a metal or element in the environment?

Covalent

Covalent

Corruption

Corruption

Corrosion

Corrosion

Convergence

Convergence

Which is the lightest metal in chemistry’s periodic table?

Lithium

Lithium

Silver

Silver

Tungsten

Tungsten

Lead

Lead

Marie Curie named an element after which country, the land where she was born?

Germany

Germany

Russia

Russia

Poland

Poland

India

India

Joseph Priestley discovered which gas in 1774?

Neon

Neon

Oxygen

Oxygen

Helium

Helium

Nitrogen

Nitrogen

What color is copper sulphate?

Blue

Blue

Greed

Greed

Yellow

Yellow

Red

Red

Hydrogen combines with which other element to form water?

Oxygen

Oxygen

Nitrogen

Nitrogen

Carbon

Carbon

Lead

Lead

Copper turns which color when it oxidises in the open air?

Green

Green

Blue

Blue

Red

Red

White

White

Which gas is essential to allow us to breathe?

Oxygen

Oxygen

Neon

Neon

Helium

Helium

Nitrogen

Nitrogen

Which metal, used for currency or jewellery, has the chemical symbol Ag?

Platinum

Platinum

Copper

Copper

Silver

Silver

Gold

Gold

Alloy is used to describe a mixture of metals to form what?

Gas

Gas

Metal

Metal

Rubber

Rubber

Liquid

Liquid

Plutonium is derived from which other element?

Helium

Helium

Uranium

Uranium

Chromium

Chromium

Einsteinium

Einsteinium

Which four letter word is a unit of electrical power?

Watt

Watt

Ward

Ward

Wave

Wave

Walk

Walk

Which word describes a plant made by crossing two other species of plant?

Hyperpollen

Hyperpollen

Fragmented

Fragmented

Spliced

Spliced

Hybrid

Hybrid

Which term do doctors often use instead of stitches?

Bandages

Bandages

Terroids

Terroids

Sutures

Sutures

Zygotes

Zygotes

Which metal is most commonly used to make a soft drinks can?

Zinc

Zinc

Tin

Tin

Magnesium

Magnesium

Aluminium

Aluminium

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