CHEM QUIZ

What is the chemical formula for Acetone? Ans CH3COOH

What compound has the chemical formula for Acetone? Ans HCOOH
What group of hydrocarbons has the general formula R -OH ? Ans Alchohols
True or False:The presence of a catalyst increases the equilibrium position in a chemical
reaction. Ans false
True or False:The rate of the reaction determines the equilibrium position of a reaction.Ans false
What type of bond is found between Amonia molecules? Ans hydrogen bond
What type of bond is found between molecules of carbon tetrachloride? Ans Van der Waals
forces
How does the melting point of ionic compounds vary as ionic charge decreases?Ans it decreases
Which molecules have greater stability, alkanes or alkenes? Ans alkanes
How many structured isomers does the formula C4H10 have? Ans 2
The atomic number of sulphur is 16. How many electrons are there in the sulphide anion s-2?
Ans 18
True or False:the halogens are a group of reactive metals? Ans false
Which of the following halogens is the most powerful oxidising agent? chlorine, fluorine,
bromine and iodine Ans Fluorine
True or False: Magnesium sulphate is more soluble than magnesium hydroxide? Ans true
Give the name of the saturated hydrocarbon with seven carbon atoms in its straight chain.Ans
Heptane
Give the formula for Phosphorous (5) Oxide. Ans P4O10
Which of the following elements is most abundant on the earth?
carbon, silicon, oxygen or sodium? Ans oxygen
Which of the following best explains why Nitrogen is so unreactive? it is a gas at room
temperature, it is a non-metal, the extremely strong triple bond, its aqueous solution is acidic?
Ans the extremely strong triple bond
True or False: reactivity increases down group seven of the periodic table?Ans false
State the formula for lead (4) oxide in its highest oxidation state? Ans PbO2
What is the use of Cryolite in the electrolysis of Aluminium Oxide? Ans To act as a
solvent, dissolving Aluminium oxide
Name the 4 the ions present in the electrolyte, during the electrolysis of aqueous silver chloride.
Ans silver, chloride, hydrogen and hydroxide
Is an alkyne a triple,double or single bonded hydrocarbon? Ans triple
What are the two processes involved in distillation? Ans evaporation and condensation
Which of the following is an alloy gold, aluminium, astatine or bronze? Ans bronze
What type of bonding is present in pure hydrogen chloride gas? Ans covalent
What are the two main allotropes of carbon? Ans diamond and graphite
True or False: The horizontal rows in the periodic table are called periods? Ans true
Which of the following is the greater oxidising agent - bromine, iodine or chlorine? Ans
chlorine
What name is given to the process by which an atom splits intowo smaller atoms? Ans nuclear
fission
Give the chemical foremula for sodium sulphite? Ans Na2SO3
True or False: Cryolite is an ore of Aluminium? Ans true
How many Faradays are required to discharge 5 moles of Aluminium during the electrolysis of
Aluminium Oxide? Ans 15
What is the chemical formula for sodium chlorate 5? Ans NaClO3
Which element has the electronic configuration 2:8 ? Ans Neon
What gas is produced when amonium chloride is heated? Ans Amonia
What is the relative mass of one molecule of water? Ans 18
What is the mass of one mole of hydrochloric acid? Ans 36.5 g
Name the products formed when copper II oxide (CuO) is reacted with hydrogen gas. Ans
Copper solid and steam
Give another name for cations. Ans positive ions
During the electrolysis of pottassium iodide, at which electrode is iodine given off? Ans
the anode
In the electrochemical series, which element comes just below magnesium? Ans zinc
Name the device used for the industrial production of sodium Hydroxide.
True or False? The NO3 ion is of a trizonal planar shape. Ans true
True or False: The SO4 2- ion is odf a trizonal bi-pyramidal shape? Ans false
Arrange the following in order of increasing bond angle: Methane
water, amonia. Ans Water amonia methane
Arrange the following in order of increasing bond angle: nitrite sulphite, sulphate. Ans Sulphite
sulphate nitrate
Arrange the following ions in order of increasing enthalpy of hydration: Ba2+, Ca2+,Mg2+ Ans
Ba2+, Ca2+,Mg2+
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Arrange the following ions in order of increasing Lattice energy: NaCl, LiCl and Kcl. Ans Kcl,
NaCl and LiCl
How many structural isonmers does the molecule C4H8 have? Ans 3
How many structural isonmers does the molecule C5H12 have? Ans 3
What is the oxidation number of sulphur in SO3 2- ion? Ans +4
What is the oxidation number of sulphur in NO2 - ion? Ans +3
Which substance acts as the oxidising agent in the reaction:
2Fe3+ + H2S ---> 2HCl + S Ans Chlorine
Why does water have a higher boiling point than Hydrogen sulphide? Ans The water molecules
can form strong Hydrogen bonds between each other
Why do the dyhydrides below sulphur in group 6 have higher boiling points than sulphur? Ans
The atoms are getting larger in size Van Der Waals forces therefore get stronger.
Why does reactivity increase down group I of the periodic table? Ans The size of the atom
increases down the group, therefore the outer electrons feel less pull from the nucleus, and are
more easily released.
Why does reactivity increase down group 7 of the periodic table? Ans The size of the atom
increases, therefore the pull from the nucleus is weaker and the ability of the atom to capture
electrons decreases.
How many D electrons does the Sc3+ ion have? Ans none
How many D electrons does the Fe3+ ion have? Ans 5
What is the chemical name for Prussian Blue? Ans Ferric Ferocyanide
What is the chemical name for Sal Volatile? Ans Amonium Carbonate
When One mole of a Hydrocarbon is reacted with 2 moles of oxygen , one mole of carbon
dioxide and two moles of water are produced. What is the formula of the Hydrocarbon? Ans
CH4
When One mole of a Hydrocarbon is reacted with 3 moles of oxygen, two moles of carbon
dioxide and two moles of water are produced. What is the formula of the Hydrocarbon? Ans
C2H4
Which is the third most abundant element in the Earth's crust? Ans Aluminium
Which is the fourth most abundant element in the Earth's crust? Ans iron
Which molecule has greater bond strain; cyclobutane or cyclohexane? Ans cyclobutane
Which molecule has greater bond strain; cyclooctane or cyclohexane? Ans neither sufers any
bond strain.
What is the major product when bromoethane reacts with a solution of hydroxide ions in
ethanol? Ans ethane
What is the major product when propene reacts with hydrogen chloride? Ans 2-chloropropane
What reagent is used to catalyze an electrophillic attack by chlorine on benzine? Ans Friedel-
Craft Reagent FeCl3 or AlCl3
What compound shows the presence of a carbonyl compound by forming an orange precipitate?
Ans 2, 4 dinitrophenyl hydrazine
What are the units of Kp for the reaction N2(g) + H2(g) ------> 2NH3(g) Ans Atm to the power of
minus one
How is Kp related to Kc in the reaction N2(g) + H2(g) ------> 2NH3(g)
Ans Kp = Kc(RT)-2 {(RT)to the power of minus 2)}
What chemist is known for proposing the Law of Octaves? Ans John Newlands.
Which chemst is known for classifying elements into triads? Ans Johann Dobereiner
How does the stability of sulphurs vary as one goes down group 2?
Ans it decreases
How does the solubility of hydroxides vary as one goes down group 2? Ans It increases
How does the metallic character of elements vary as one goes from left to right across the
periodic table? Ans it decreases
How does the oxidising strength of halogens vary as one descends the group? Ans it decreases
To what oxidation state is chromium reduced to in the dichromate ion when it acts as an
oxidising agent? Ans 3+
What is the maximum oxidising state of the manganese ion? Ans 7+
What is the name given to the homologous series containing saturated hydrocarbons? Ans The
Alkanes
When one mole of a hydrocarbon is reacted with two moles of oxygen,one mole of carbon
dioxide and two moles of oxygen are produced. What,s the formula of the hydrocarbon?Ans CH4
When one mole of a hydrocarbon is reacted with three moles of oxygen,two mole of carbon
dioxide and two moles of water are produced. What is the formula of the hydrocarbon? Ans
C2H4
What compound is changed from orange to green by alchohol under acidic conditions? Ans
Potassium dichromate
What is the chemical name of sodium bicarbonate? Ans baking soda
By what name is the chemical copper sulphate more commonly known? Ans blue vitriol
What is the chemical name of Borax? Ans Sodium Borate
By what name is the chemical sodium hydroxide more commonly known? Ans Caustic soda
What is the chemical name of chalk? Ans calcium carbonate
By what name is the chemical sodium chloride more commonly known? Ans common salt
What is the chemical name of Epsom salts? Ans magnesium sulphate
By what name is the chemical mercuric chloride more commonly known? Ans corrosive
sublimate
What is the chemical name of Glauber's salt Ans sodium sulphate
By what name is the chemical calcium oxide more commonly known? Ans Lime
What is the chemical name of Magnesia Ans magnesium sulphate
By what name is the chemical calcium sulphate more commonly known? Ans plaster of paris
What is the chemical name of Prussian blue? Ans Ferric ferrocyanide
By what name is the chemical triplumbic tetroxide more commonly known? Ans red lead
What is the chemical name of saltpetre? Ans potassium nitrate
By what name is the chemical ammonium carbonate more commonly known? Ans sal volatile
What is the chemical name of vinegar? Ans dilute ethanoic acid
By what name is the chemical crystalline sodium carbonate more commonly known? Ans
washing soda
What is the chemical name of water glass? Ans sodium silicate
What do you see when aqueous sodium hydroxide is added to Fe3+ ions? Ans red brown
precipitate
What do you see when aqueous sodium hydroxide is added to Al3+ ions? Ans White precipitate
What is the test for amonium ions? Ans with nessler's reagent a yellow to reddish brown
precipitate forms
What is observed when potassium iodide solution is added to copper II ions? Ans A brown
precipitate is produced
What is the test for iron II ions? Ans a dark blue precipitate is formed with potassium
ferrocyanide solution
What do you see when dilute hydrochloric acid is added to lead II ions? Ans A white precipitate
forms
What is observed when sodium sulphide solution is qdded to zinc ions? Ans A white precipitate
What is the test for nitrate or nitrite? Ans Add Aluminium or zinc powder to the unknown
solution, then add sodium hydroxide and warm gently, if amonia gas is given off on warming
then a nitrite or nitrate is present.
What gasses are given off when lead nitrate is heated? Ans NO2 and oxygen.
What gasses are given off when potassium carbonate is heated? Ans none
What gasses are given off when zinc carbonateis heated? Ans CO2
When dilute hydrochloric acid is added to a substance and hydrogen sulphide is released, what
ions were present in the substance? Ans S 2- (Sulphide)
What colourless gas has a pungent smell? Ans Amonia
What gas is reddish brown with a pungent? Ans nitrogen di-oxide
What gas is reddish brown with a choking smell? Ans Bromine
What gas is pale green with a choking smell? Ans chlorine
Moist red litmus is held in a gas and turns blue as a result. What gas is present? Ans amonia
A filter paper soaked in potassium permanganate is held in a gas and turns from purple to a
colourless state. What gas is present? Ans Sulphur dioxide
What is the standard test for oxygen? Ans it reignites a glowing splint
What is the standard test for carbon dioxide? Ans turns limewater milky
Which alotrope of sulphur is most stable at room temperature? Ans rhombic (alpha)
Name the process used to mine sulphur from below the ground? Ans Frasch process
How does sulphur help in the manufacture of car tyres? Ans In Vulcanisation of rubber.
What is the main commercial use of sulphur? Ans to Manufacture sulphuric acid.
What gas is produced when dilute acids react with metal sulphides? Ans hydrogen sulphide
What is the use of sulpher dioxide in the food industry? Ans as a preservative by slowing the
browning of fruits and prevents the oxidation of vitamins
What is manufactured by the contact process? Ans sulphuric acid
What metal is used for sheilding from Xrays? Ans lead
Of what two metals is brass an alloy? Ans copper and zinc
Which reaction takes plaace at the top of the blast furnace? Ans reduction of iron oxide by
carbon monoxide
Give the formula of the slag in the blast furnace? Ans CaSiO3
How many tons of bauxite are used to produce one ton of Alumina? Ans two and a half
Give the formula for Cryolite. Ans Na3AlF6
What material is used for the anode in the electrolysis of alumina? Ans graphite
What gasses are given off when lead nitrate is heated? Ans NO2 and oxygen.
By what name is the chemical more commonly known? Ans
What is the chemical name of Ans
By what name is the chemical more commonly known? Ans
What metal is extracted from the ore spherilite? Ans zinc
What metal is extracted from the ore Pitchblende? Ans Uranium
What metal is extracted from the ore Cassiterite? Ans Tin
What is the chemical formula for Galena? Ans lead
What is the chmical formula of Hydrogen peroxide? Ans HO
What compound has the chemical formula CH? Ans benzene
Carbon dioxide is oxidised to carbon dioxide. By how much does the oxidation number of
carbon change? Ans +2
Define oxidation in terms of electrons? Ans loss of electrons
When sodium and chlorine react to make sodium chloride which is the reducing agent? Ans
Sodium
During electrolysis where does reduction take place? Ans at the Cathode
Are electrons gained or lost at the anode during electrolysis? Ans lost
Is amonia solution a strong or weak electrolyte? Ans weak
Which is a weaker electrolyte, pure water or ethanoic acid? Ans pure water
What kind of change occurs when the number of ions changes from +2 to zero? ? Ans reduction
What is the main variation observed when moving from left to right across the Periodic table?
Ans metals to non metals
How does reactivity change as you go from left to right across the Periodic Table? Ans highest
at the ends and lowest in the middle.
What is meant by the empirical formula of a compound? Ans the simplest ratio of the different
atoms in it.{also the ratio of number of moles of different elements in it}
In electro-plating at which electrode would you place the metal to be electroplated? Ans The
cathode
What name is given to a cell in which electrolysis takes place? Ans A Voltameter
What name is given to the quantity of electric charge carried by one mole of a substance? Ans
Faraday Constant
Give the value of the Faraday constant. Ans 96,500 Coulombs/mol
What is the atomicity of Helium? Ans 1
What is the atomicity of ozone? Ans 3
What is meant by the term atomicity? Ans the number of atoms per molecule
What law states that equal volumes of gases under the same conditions of temperature and
pressure contain equal numbers of molecules? Ans Avogadro's
At what pH value does methyl orange change colour? Ans 3.5
What type of bond is found in CaCl2? Ans electrovalent
How many of the elements in the periodic table are gases at normal (room) temperature? Ans 11
What name is given to a solution that can correct a small variation in pH and thereby maintain a
desired pH? Ans a buffer
How is sodium hydroxide manufatured? Ans by electrolysis of NaCl
What catalyst is used for the manufacture of amonia in the Haber process? Ans iron
When Amonium Nitrate is heated, what does it decompose to form? Ans Amonia gas & water
How is iron extracted in a blast furnace? Ans by the reduction of iron oxide with carbon
How is iron oxide formed? Ans by heating iron oxalate FeC2O4 in an inert atmosphere
Give the formula for decyne? Ans [C10H18]
How is ethene prepared? By the dehydration of ethane using sulphuric acid
What is energy of atomization? Ans Energy required to break all bonds in a molecule and
produce free atoms
Give another name for combination reaction. Ans direct synthesis
Give the reaction type of the following equation.
CaCO3(5) gives CaO5 + CO2(5) Ans decomposition
What is relative atomic mass? Ans The ratio of the mass of an atom to 1/12 the mass of the
carbon 12 atom.
What is relative molecular mass? Ans The sum of the relative atomic masses of all the atoms in
one molecule of a compound.
What is the relative molecular mass of CH3COOH? Ans 60
What number of atoms is found in 12 g of carbon 12? Ans 6.022 X 1023
Name the base which is an exception to the rule that bases combine with acids to form salt and
water? Ans Manganese dioxide
What is a hydrated salt? Ans One which contains water in ita structure.
What is periodicity? Ans When elements in the same group have the same number of electrons
in the outermost shell but have different reactivity.
What is a suspension? Ans A suspension is formed when solute particles do not dissolve or are
only partially dissolved in a solvent.
By what name is hydrated aluminium Oxide better known? Ans Bauxite
Give the ratio of iron and carbon in steel. Ans 99% to 1%
What element is used as the anode in the electrolysis of brine? Ans graphite
What element is used as the cathode in the electrolysis of brine? Ans mercury
What is the atomic number of Neon? Ans 10
What is the atomic number of potassium? Ans 19
Which element has atomic number 4? Ans Berylium
Which element has atomic number 8? Ans oxygen
What is the electronic configuration of an atom of carbon? Ans 2,4
What is the electronic configuration of an atom offlourine? Ans 2,7
What atom has electronic configuration 2,8,6? Ans sulphur
What atom has electronic configuration 2,8,2? Ans magnesium
What is the electronic configuration of the Al3+ ion? Ans 2,8.
What is the electronic configuration of the Cl- ion? Ans 2,8,8,
If an atom has electronic configuration 2,8,8,1 what is its atomic number? Ans 19
What is the electronic configuration of an atom with atomic number 15? Ans 2,8,5
Which is a better conductor of electricity, molten magnesium chloride or molten sulphur
chloride? Ans Magnesium chloride
Which has the higher latent heat of vaporization, Sodium chloride or aluminium chloride? Ans
Sodium chloride
True or False: Covalent compounds have higher boiling points than ionic compounds? Ans false
Why is diamond so hard? Ans strong bonds in all directions
Why is graphite a good lubricant? Ans Bonds are strong in two directions but weak in the third
What term describes electron attracting ability? Ans electronegativity
Why are some molecules POLAR? Ans electrons are attracted more strongly to one atom than to
the other
Which is the commonest polar molecule? Ans water
What shape is a mercury menicscus from the top? Ans convex
What is the direction of capilliary action with mercury? Ans down
Define solubility? Ans the number of grams of a substance which dissolves completely in
100grams of a solvent
Which of the following salts are insoluble (in water), silver nitrate, silver sulphate, silver
chloride? Ans silver nitrate, silver sulphate
True or False: powdered chalk in water is a suspension? Ans true
True or False: ink is a colloid? Ans true
What is an emulsion? Ans A dispersed suspension of one liquid in another
Why is it difficult to sparate a mixture of ethanol and water by simple distillation? Ans Because
their boiling points are too close
In a fractionating column where are the most volatile substances collected? Ans at the top
If a solid is white, what sort of ions are probably absent? Ans transition metals
If a substance is black what does that indicate the presence of? Ans oxide or sulphide
What colour is usually associated with iron? Ans green
What colour is usually associated with copper? Ans blue
The presence of which element is usually associated with yellow sparks? Ans iron
The presence of which element is usually associated with persistent yellow flame? Ans sodium
What colour flame does copper produce? Ans blue
What colour flame does calcium produce? Ans brick red
CHEM: What is a redox reaction? Ans One in which both oxidation and reduction take place.
CHEM: what fabric is made by the polymerisation of benzene 1,4 dicarboxylic acid and etylene
glycol? Ans terylene.
What name is given to the property of certain elements which allows them to exist in more than
one form? Ans allotropy.
What term describes the point in a chemical reaction at which there is no further change in the
amount of products formed or reactants destroyed? Ans Reaction equilibrium.
What chemical test is used to identify Ci- ions? Ans nitric acid followed by silver nitrate.
What is the chemical test used to identify SO42- ions? Ans nitric acid followed by barium nitrate
or hydrochloric acid followed by barium sulphate.
Which gas is commonly known as laughing gas? Dinitrogen oxide (NO2)
Which gas smells similr to rotten eggs? Hydrogen sulphide.
What term is used to describe a reaction thatresults in the cooling of the surroundings? Ans
endothermic.
What name is given to the heat that needs to be given to reactants in order to initiate a reaction?
Ans energy of activation.
Which is more reactive, sodium or potassium? Ans potassium.
Which is more reactive, chlorine or flourine? Ans flourine.
What is the electronic configuration of an atom of
What is the atomic number of nickel? Ans 28
What is the atomic number of magnesium? Ans 12
Which element has atomic number Beryllium? Ans 4
Which element has atomic number Lithium? Ans Li
What compound has the formula CH3CH2OH ? Ans Ethanol
What compound has the formula Na2B4O7.10H2O ? Ans Borax or Disodium tetraborate 10
water)
What chemical is also known as Chinese white? Ans Zinc Oxide
What chemical is also known as white vitriol? Ans zinc sulphate
What compound has the formula Na2S2O3 ? Ans Sodium thiosulphate
What compound has the formula CH3CH2COOH ? Propanoic acid (or propionic acid.
What is the standard electrode potential of the Hydrogen half-cell? Ans zero
What is used as the electrode when the hydrogen half-cell does not contain a metal? Ans
Platinum
What is the standard chosen for electrode potential? Ans Hydrogen
What does the abbreviation EDTA mean? Ans Ethylene diamine tetra-acetate.
Give the Iupac name for toluene? Ans Methylbenzene
Which organic compound has the formula C6H6CH ? Ans Phenol
Which compound has the formula C6H5COOH ? Ans benzoic acid
Which compound has the formula CH3CHO ? Ans Methanol
Which compound has the formula HOOCCOOH ? Ans ethandioic acid
Which compound has the formula C6H5NH2 ? Ans phenyl amine or amiline.
Which compound has the formula C6H5C2NH2 ? ANS 1867
How can a mixture of miscible liquids be separated fully? Ans by fractional distillation.
How can two soluble solids be separated? Ans by fractional crystalization
What is a concentrated acid? Ans one that dissociates completely
What metal is extracted from fool’s gold (chocalite or covellite) Ans copper
What metal is extracted from Pentladite? Ans nickel
What is the electron configuration of the calcium ion? Ans 2,2,8
What is the electronic configuration of nitride ion? Ans 2,8
What metal is extracted from cinnabar? Mercury
What metal is extracted from galena? Ans lead
CHEM: What is produced when Lithium Nitrate is heated Strongly? Ans Lithgium oxide and
Nitrogen dioxide.
What type of bond is present in Aluminium Oxide? Ans Electrovalent bonding
Name the product that is used inm the absorption of sulphur trioxide in the production of
sulphuric acid. Ans Sulphuric acid or Oleum.
What is produced when Amonia reacts with excess concentrated Hcl? Ans Amonium Chloride
What two products are heated when Amonium Nitrate is strongly heated? Ans Potassium Nitrite
and Oxygen.
CHEM: In what sort of electron transfer reaction is a single chemical species
simultaneously oxidised and reduced? Ans A disproportionate reaction
CHEM: What was discovered in 1881 by the Austrian botanist Fredrick Reinitzer and hailed as
the fourth state of matter? Ans Liquid crystals.
What is the element symbol for Cobalt? Ans Co
What is the element symbol for Curium? Ans Cm
The question was: What is the element symbol for Bromine? Ans Br
What is the atomic number for Neptunium (Np)? Ans 93
What is the atomic mass of Platinum (Pt)? Ans 195.09
What is the atomic number for Silicon (Si)? Ans 14
What is the atomic number for Europium (Eu)? Ans 63
What is the atomic mass of Rhodium (Rh)? Ans 102.91
What is the element symbol for Strontium? Ans Sr
What is the atomic number for Dysprosium (Dy)? Ans 66
What is the atomic mass of Selenium (Se)? Ans 78.96
What is the element symbol for Strontium? Ans Sr
What is the element symbol for Tellurium? Ans Te
What is the element symbol for Technetium? Ans Tc
What is the element symbol for Neptunium? Ans Np
What is the element symbol for Platinum ? Ans Pt
What is the element symbol for Silicon? Ans Si
What is the element symbol for Europium? Ans Eu
What is the element symbol for Rhodium? Ans Rh
What compound has the formula K2O ? Ans potassium oxide
What compound has the formula N2O ? Ans dinitrogen monoxide
What compound has the formula ClO3? Ans Calcium Chlorate
What compound has the formula HBr? Ans Hydrobromic acid
What compound has the formula ? Ans
What compound has the formula ? Ans
What compound has the formula ? Ans
Which of the elements sulpher and Oxygen has the higher atomic radius? Ans Sulpher (the
outermost shell is the third energy level, whereas in Oxygen it is the second)
Which of the elements Aluminium and Phosphorus has the higher atomic radius? Ans
Aluminium (because it has a less effective nuclear charge than phosphorus to hold the valence
electrons.)
Which element has the largest atomic radius? Ans Fr
Which element has the smallest atomic radius? Ans Hydrogen
Which of the elements pottassium and Fr has the higher first ionisation energy? Ans Pottassium (
Since its valence electron in the 4s orbital is considerably closer to the nucleus than the 7s
electron in Fr. The energy required to move the 4s electron from pottassium is higher than the 7s
electron of Fr)
Which of the elements niitrogen and Oxygen has the higher electron affionity? Ans Oxygen
(Adding an electron to Oxygen is not as undesirable as in the case of Nitrogen where the next
electron would mean the pairing of two electrons in the same orbital is necessary. This would
lead to a considerable repulsion)
Which of the elements Flourine and Chlorine has the higher electron affionity? Ans Chlorine
(because flourinr is too small to accomodate an additional electron. Chlorine has the highest
electron affinity.)
Which of the elements Nickel and copper has more valence electrons? Ans Nickel (Copper is an
anamoly with abbreviated electron configuration)
How does Dalton’s Atomic Theory explain the Law of Conservation of mass? Ans Chemical
reactions require regrouping of atoms, but the atoms themselves remain unchanged.
Which element was discovered as a result of the detection of new lines
in the solar spectrum in 1895? ANS helium.
Which element was discovered after removing nitrogen, oxygen, water and
carbon dioxide from clean air? ANS argon.
Which element has an allotrope named after the architect Buckminster
Fuller? ANS carbon.
Which element is the main component of a gemstone whose name originated
from the arabic word "zargum"? ANS zirconium.
Which element was synthesized in 1940 by the deuteron bombardment of
uranium in a cyclotron and named after a god of the underworld? ANS plutonium.
Which element, found in group I is the least stable of the first 101
elements? ANS francium.
Which element is the key component of haemocyanin? ANS copper.
A hydrocarbon is 92.31% carbon. Find its empirical formula. ANS CH
A hydrocarbon has an empirical formula CH2, and a mass of 56. Find its
chemical formula. ANS C4H8.
Which element was discovered as a result of the detection of new lines in the solar spectrum in
1895? ANS helium.
Which element was discovered after removing nitrogen, oxygen, water and carbon dioxide from
clean air? ANS argon..
Which element has an allotrope named after the architect Buckminster Fuller? Ans carbon.
Which element is the main component of a gemstone whose name originated from the arabic
word "zargum"? ANS zirconium.
Which element was synthesized in 1940 by the deuteron bombardment of uranium in a cyclotron
and named after a god of the underworld? ANS plutonium.
Which element, found in group I is the least stable of the first 101 elements?
ANS francium.
Which element is the key component of haemocyanin? ANS copper.
A hydrocarbon is 92.31% carbon. Find its empirical formula. ANS CH
A hydrocarbon has an empirical formula CH and a mass of 56. Find its chemical formula.
ANS ????CH.
0.112g of a solid organic acid reqired 10cm3 of 0.1M sodium hydroxide for neutralisation.
Calculate its molecularmass.
What was the ultimate result of The Third Punic War? (Difficulty 41%)
You answered correctly: The destruction of Carthage
Who won The Second Punic War? Ans Rome
Who led the attack on Carthage in The Third Punic War? Ans Scipio
The question was: What is the element symbol for Samarium?
You answered correctly: Sm
What is the atomic mass of Cobalt (Co)? (Difficulty 44%) The correct answer is: 58.93
What is the atomic number for Cesium (Cs)? Ans 55
What is the atomic number for Erbium (Er)? Ans 68
What is the element symbol for Mendelevium? Ans Md
What is the atomic mass of Rutherofdium (Rf)? Ans 261
What is the element symbol for Florine? Ans F
What is the atomic number for Curium (Cm)? Ans 96
What is the element symbol for Holmium? Ans Ho
What is the atomic mass of Actinium (Ac)? Ans 227.03
What is the element symbol for Cerium? Ans Ce
What is the element symbol for Niobium? Ans Nb
What is the atomic number for Chromium (Cr)? Ans 24
What is the atomic number for Selenium (Se)? Ans 34
What is the atomic number for Fermium (Fm)? Ans 100
What is the atomic mass of Calcium (Ca)? Ans 40.08
What is the chemical symbol for Osmium ?Os
What is the chemical symbol for Nobelium ? No
What is the chemical symbol for Iridium ? Ir
What is the chemical symbol for Thorium ? Th
What is the chemical symbol for Arsenic ? As
What is the chemical symbol for Ytterbium ? Yb
What is the chemical symbol for Tantalum ? Ta
What is the chemical symbol for Cesium ? Cs
What is the chemical symbol for Tellurium ? Te
What is the chemical symbol for Neptunium ? Np
What is the chemical symbol for Samarium ? Sm
What is the chemical symbol for Holmium ? Ho
What is the chemical symbol for Palladium ? Pd
What is the chemical symbol for Scandium ? Sc
What is the chemical symbol for Palladium ? Pd
What is the chemical symbol for Molybdenum ? Mo
What is the chemical symbol for Francium ? Fr
What is the chemical symbol for Osmium ? Os
What is the chemical symbol for Dysprosium ? Dy
What is the chemical symbol for Tellurium ? Te
What is the chemical symbol for Rhenium ? Re
What is the chemical symbol for Scandium ? Sc
What is the chemical symbol for Strontium ? Sr
What is the chemical symbol for Lutetium ? Lu
What is the chemical symbol for Tantalum ? Ta
What is the chemical symbol for Ruthenium ? Ru
What is the chemical symbol for Einsteinium ? Es
What is the chemical symbol for Rubidium ? Rb
What is the chemical symbol for Thorium ? Th
What is the chemical symbol for Bismuth ? Bi
What is the chemical symbol for Erbium ? Er
What is the chemical symbol for Californium ? Cf
What is the chemical symbol for Gallium ? Ga
What is the chemical symbol for Protactinium ? Pa
What is the chemical symbol for Terbium ? Tb
What is the chemical symbol for Europium ? Eu
What is the chemical symbol for Selenium ? Se
What is the chemical symbol for Polonium ?Po
What is the chemical symbol for Rhenium ? Re
What is the chemical symbol for Hafnium ? Hf
What is the chemical symbol for Praseodymium ? Pr
What is the chemical symbol for Mendelevium ? Md
What is the chemical symbol for Xenon ? Xe
What is the chemical symbol for Lawrencium ? Lr
What is the chemical symbol for Zirconium ? Zr
What is the chemical symbol for Gadolinium ? Gd
What is the chemical symbol for Promethium ? Pm
What is the chemical symbol for Niobium ? Nb
0.112g of a solid organic acid reqired 10cm3 of 0.1M sodium hydroxide
for neutralisation. Calculate its molecular mass.
How many d electrons are there in an atom of cobalt? Ans 7
How many d electrons are there in an atom of zinct? Ans 10
What is the condensed structural formula of propanone? Ans CH3COCH3
What is the condensed structural formula of Etan 1 - 2 Diol? Ans CH2OH CH2 OH What element
is produced when uranium undergoes alpha decay? Ans Thorium
What element is produced when radium undergoes alpha decay? Ans radon
Place the following metals in order of decreasing reactivity: aluminium mercury pottassium.
Ans pottassium aluminium mercury
What is the Atomic number of Curium? Ans 96
What is the Atomic number of Lawrencium? Ans 103
What is the common name for iron pyrites? Ans Fool’s Gold
What is the common name for sulphuric acid? Ans Oil of vitriol
To what group of the periodic table does the element zinc belong? Ans 12
To what group of the periodic table does the element sodium belong? Ans 3
What is the original name given to Alkanes? Ans Paraffins
What is the original name given to Alkenes? Ans Olefins
In the equatin PV = nRT, what value does R represent? Ans The universal gas constant
In the equatin PV = nRT, what value does n represent? Ans The the number of moles of the ideal
gas.
Put the following metals in order of decreasing reactivity Potassium, Aluminium, calcium
Ans Potassium, calcium Aluminium.
Put the following metals in order of decreasing reactivity Gold, lead, iron. Ans iron, lead, gold.
What is the colour of a precipitate of Chromium Hydroxide? Ans green
What is the colour of a precipitate of cobalt hydroxide? Ans pink
CHEM: What is Kp in terms of Kc for the gaseous equilibrium 2NO(g) + O2 =
2NO2(g)? Ans Kp=Kc(RT)-1
What is Kp in terms of Kc for the gaseous equilibrium NO(g) + 1/2O2 = NO2(g)?
Ans Kp=Kc(RT)-½
PAST QUEST
To what group of the periodic table does the element zinc belong? Ans 12
To what group of the periodic table does the element sodium belong? Ans 3
What is the original name given to Alkanes? Ans Paraffins
What is the original name given to Alkenes? Ans Olefins
What is the condensed structural formula of propanone? Ans CH3COCH3
What is the condensed structural formula of Etan 1 - 2 Diol? Ans CH2OH CH2 OH
Which allotrpe of sulphur is stable at temperatures above 95.6O? Ans Monoclinic
Which is the stable allotrope of phosphorous? Ans Red
What element is produced when uranium undergoes alpha decay? Ans Thorium
What element is produced when radium undergoes alpha decay? Ans radon
Put the following metals in order of decreasing reactivity Potassium, Aluminium, calcium
Ans Potassium, calcium Aluminium.
Put the following metals in order of decreasing reactivity Gold, lead, iron. Ans iron, lead, gold.
What is the common name for the compound with the chemical name Dichloro-diphenyl-
trichloroethane? Ans DDT
How many d electrons are there in an atom of cobalt? Ans 7
How many d electrons are there in an atom of zinct? Ans 10
What is the colour of a precipitate of Chromium Hydroxide? Ans green
What is the colour of a precipitate of cobalt hydroxide? Ans pink
Place the following metals in order of decreasing reactivity: aluminium mercury pottassium.
Ans pottassium aluminium mercury
What is the Atomic number of Curium? Ans 96
What is the Atomic number of Lawrencium? Ans 103
What element is produced when Nitrogen emits a beta particle? Ans Oxygen
What elemnet is produced when uranium undergoes alpha decay? Ans Thorium
What is the common name for iron pyrites? Ans Fool’s Gold
What is the common name for sulphuric acid? Ans Oil of vitriol
What name is given to chemical compounds having the same molecular formula but different
structural formule? Ans isomers
What name is given to atoms that have the same proton number but different nuclean numbers?
Ans Isotopes
Sodium Hydroxide is added to a solution containing transition metal ions and a rust prcipitate is
produced. Which transition metals are present? Ans iron three plus.
What is the Chemical formula of the chromateII anion? Ans CrO33-
What term describes the point in a reaction at which the rate of the forward reaction is equal to
the rate of the reverse reaction? Ans Reaction equilibrium
What term describes the point in a reaction at which a single chemical species is both oxidised
and reduced simultaneously? Ans Disproportionate reaction.
What gasses are given off when concentrated Nitric Acid is exposed to light? Ans Nitrogen
dioxide and Oxygen.
What gas is given off when Phosphorus trichloride is hydrated? Ans Hydrogen chloride gas.
What is the chemical symbol of the element Niobium? Ans Nb
What is the chemical symbol of the element Astantine? Ans At
What is the chemical formula of Methilamine? Ans CH3NH2
What is the chemical formula for Nitrobenzene? Ans C6H5NO2
What two metals make up the alloy known as solder? Ans tin and lead
What two metals make up the alloy known as bronze? Ans tin and copper.
What name is given to the phenomenon in which some elements in Group 4 of the periodic table
tend to show a valency of 2 less than the Group valency, due to a failure to use s electrons?
Ans Inert pair effect.
40 grams of a radio active substance was allowed to stand until three half lives had passed. How
much of the original substance remained? Ans 5 grams.
What is the chemical name of the compound commonly known as Lactic Acid?
Ans 2-Hydroxypropanoic acid.
In which period of the periodic table is the element caesium located? Ans six (6)
In which period of the periodic table is the element Radium located? Ans seven (7)
Place the following metals in order of decreasing reactivities: Aluminium, pottasium mercury
Ans pottassium, aluminium, mercury.
Place the following metals in order of decreasing reactivities: Platinum, copper, silver.
Ans copper, silver, platinum.
What is the chemical symbol Nobelium? Ans No
What is the chemical symbol of Bismuth? Ans Bi
What name is given to compounds which contain at least one benzene ring? Ans aromatic
compounds.
What name is given to compounds containing only open chains of carbon atoms?
Ans Aliphatic compounds.
What is the common name for the compound produced by the polymerisation of chloroethene?
Ans Poly Vinyl Chloride (or P.V.C.)
What is the common name for the compound produced by the polymerisation of phenylethene?
Ans Polystyrene
What is the atomic number of the element Curium? Ans 96
What is the chemical symbol of the element curium? Ans Cm
What is the chemical formula of Phenol? Ans C6H5OH
Which allotrpe of sulphur is stable at temperatures above 95.6O? Ans Monoclinic
Which is the stable allotrope of phosphorous? Ans Red
What is the common name for the compound with the chemical name Dichloro-diphenyl-
trichloroethane? Ans DDT
When Lead nitrate solution reacts with an aqueous solution of iodide ions, what is the colour of
the precipitate formed? Ans Yellow (PbI2)
What element is produced when Nitrogen emits a beta particle? Ans Oxygen
What elemnet is produced when uranium undergoes alpha decay? Ans Thorium
What name is given to chemical compounds having the same molecular formula but different
structural formule? Ans isomers
What name is given to atoms that have the same proton number but different nuclean numbers?
Ans Isotopes
Sodium Hydroxide is added to a solution containing transition metal ions and a rust prcipitate is
produced. Which transition metals are present? Ans iron three plus.
Forty grams of radioactive substance was left in the lab and after 18 minutes only five grams
remained. What is the half life of this substance? Ans 6 min
Which metal will replace sodium in a chemical reaction? Ans Potassium
How many metals will replace potassium in a chemical reaction? Ans none
What change takes place in the nuclear composition of an atom undergoing Gamma decay?
Ans No change
What happens to the atomic number of an atom undergoing beta decay? Ans it increases by one
What is another name for vitamin B-3? Ans Niacin
What is another name for vitamin B-6/ Ans Pyrodoxine
Which acid is produced when carbon dioxide is dissolved in water? Ans carbonic acid
What is the alternative chemical name of ethyl acetate? Ans Ethyl Ethanoate
What is the chemical formula for ethyl ethanoate? Ans CH3COOC2H5
What is the chemical formula for haematite? Ans Fe2O3
What is the chemical formula for Cryolite? Ans Na3AlF6
What is the Chemical symbol of the element Thallium? Ans Tl
What is the Chemical symbol of the element Arsenic? Ans As
What is the chemical formula of Potassium chlorate? Ans KClO3
What is the chemicaal formula of Chlorine Monoxide? Ans Cl2O
CHEM: What acid is
produced from
the catalytic
oxidation of
Amonia?
Ans
Nitric acid
What is the chemical formula of the compound formed when Toluene is oxidised using
potassium permanganate? Ans C6H5COOH
What is the name of the three ringed Aromatic compound Having the Formula C14H10?
Ans Anthracene
What is the name of the double ringed Aromatic compound having the formula C10H8?
Ans Napthalene
Place the following metals in order of decreasing reactivity: silver, mercury, platinum.
Ans Mercury, silver, platinum.
Place the following metals in order of decreasing reactivity: copper, gold, iron.
Ans iron, copper, gold.
What is the oxidation number of sulpher in sulphuric acid? Ans +6
What is the oxidation number of chlorine in the compound ClO? Ans +2
What is the name of the bond formed between an alchohol and an organic acid? Ans An Ester
bond
What is the name of the bond formed between two carbohydrate molecules? Ans Glycosedic link
What is the atomic number of Ruthenium? Ans 44
What is the Atomic number of Dysprosium? Ans 66
Dry Amonia was passed over a heated solid and the colour changed from black to brown. What is
the chemical name of the solid that was heated? Ans copper (II) oxide
What is the general formula for cycloalkanes? Ans CnH2n
What volume of Amonia will be produced if 35 dm cubed of Nitrogen is reacted with hydrogen
in a ratio of 3 to 1? Ans 70 dm cubed.
Give the equation of guttic acid. Ans C7H6O5H2O
Sodium Hydroxide is added to a solution containing transition metal ions and a rust prcipitate is
produced. Which transition metals are present? Ans iron three plus.
What is the Chemical formula of the chromateII anion? Ans CrO33-
Which unit is equivalent to one disintigration per second? Ans The Becquerel.
When Lead nitrate solution reacts with an aqueous solution of iodide ions, what is the colour of
the precipitate formed? Ans Yellow (PbI2)
What is the common name for the compound with the chemical name Dichloro-diphenyl-
trichloroethane? Ans DDT
Which allotrpe of sulphur is stable at temperatures above 95.6O? Ans Monoclinic
Which is the stable allotrope of phosphorous? Ans Red
Dmitri Mendeleev predicted the existence of several elements with his periodic table, several of
which were discovered years after his death. What system did he follow to name these elements?
He prefixed sanskrit numerals (eka, dvi, tri, chatur ....) to the known element they most
resembled (eg Eka-Silicon was later discovered to be Germanium).
Michael Faraday was Humphrey Davy's lab assistant. Which famous scientist was Robert Boyle's
lab assistant? Ans Robert Hooke, of Hooke's Law fame.
Which chemical elements are respectively named after the earth and the moon?
Ans Earth - Tellurium. Moon - Selenium
What is Sildenafil Citrate better known as? Ans Viagra,
What company first produced viagra? Ans Pfizer
Eminent 1930s cardiologist Michael deBaker was one of the first to link smoking to lung cancer.
Who, in 1661, defined for the first time, the concepts of Elements, Alkalis and Acids?
Ans Robert Boyle - noted for Boyle's Gas Law Volume is inversely proportional to Pressure at
constant Temperature.
How is polyhexamethyleneadipamide better known as ? Ans Nylon
Antoine Lavoisier, in his treatise Methods of Chemical Nomenclature (1787) established a
certain convention. What? Ans Naming compounds after their constituent elements (eg. NaCl
is Sodium Chloride)
What three metals make up the alloy known as Alnico Iron? Ans nickel, aluminium, cobalt
For what is the alloy Alnico iron mainly used? Permanent magnets
What metals make up the alloy known as Bailey’s metal? Ans Copper, tin, zinc_
For what is the alloy mainly used? Ans Brass Copper, zinc Decoration and castings
What metals make up the alloy known as Britannia metal ? Ans Tin, antimony, copper_
For what is the alloy Britannia metal mainly used? Ans Grinding
What metals make up the alloy known as Babbit metal ? AnsTin, antimony, copper,
For what is the alloy Babbit metal mainly used? Ans (lead)Bearings
For what is the alloy Delta metal mainly used? Ans Bearings, ships’ propellors
What metals make up the alloy known as Delta metal? Ans Copper, zinc, iron
What metals make up the alloy known as Carboloy ? Ans Tungsten carbide and Cobalt
For what is the alloy Dutch metal, copper Castings mainly used? Ans Copper, zinc_E-alloy
Aluminium, zinc
What is the gas (with molecules each made up of three oxygen atoms) that forms a layer in
Earth's upper atmosphere and absorbs harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun thus preventing
it from reaching Earth's surface?
Answer: OZONE
(Not all the ultraviolet light is absorbed. Enough ultraviolet light penetrates the ozone layer to be
potentially dangerous to many humans who allow themselves to be exposed to the sun for
extended periods.)
What is the empirical formula for lithium fluoride LiF
What is the empirical formula for lithium chloride LiCl
What is the empirical formula forl ithium bromide LiBr
What is the empirical formula for lithium iodide LiI
What is the empirical formula for lithium oxide Li2O
What is the empirical formula for lithium sulfide Li2S
What is the empirical formula for lithium nitride Li3N
What is the empirical formula for lithium phosphide Li3P
What is the empirical formula for beryllium fluoride BeF2
What is the empirical formula for beryllium chloride BeCl2
What is the empirical formula for beryllium bromide BeBr2
What is the empirical formula for beryllium iodide BeI2
What is the empirical formula for beryllium oxide BeO
What is the empirical formula for beryllium sulfide BeS
What is the empirical formula for beryllium nitride Be3N2
What is the empirical formula for boron fluoride BF3
What is the empirical formula for boron chloride BCl3
What is the empirical formula for boron bromide BBr3
What is the empirical formula for boron iodide BI3
What is the empirical formula for boron oxide B2O3
What is the empirical formula for boron sulfide B2S3
What is the empirical formula for boron nitride BN
What is the empirical formula for boron phosphide BP
What is the empirical formula for sodium fluoride NaF
What is the empirical formula for sodium chloride NaCl
What is the empirical formula for sodium bromide NaBr
What is the empirical formula for sodium iodide NaI
What is the empirical formula for sodium oxide Na2O
What is the empirical formula for sodium sulfide Na2S
What is the empirical formula for sodium nitride Na3N
What is the empirical formula for sodium phosphide Na3P
What is the empirical formula for copper (I) fluoride CuF
What is the empirical formula for copper (I) chloride CuCl
What is the empirical formula for copper (I) bromide CuBr
What is the empirical formula for copper (I) iodide CuI
What is the empirical formula for copper (I) oxide Cu2O
What is the empirical formula for copper (I) sulfide Cu2S
What is the empirical formula for copper (I) nitride Cu3N
What is the empirical formula for copper (I) phosphide Cu3P
What is the empirical formula for lead (II) fluoride PbF2
What is the empirical formula for lead (II) chloride PbCl2
What is the empirical formula for lead (II) bromide PbBr2
What is the empirical formula for lead (II) iodide PbI2
What is the empirical formula for lead (II) oxide PbO
What is the empirical formula for lead (II) sulfide PbS
What is the empirical formula for lead (II) nitride Pb3N2
What is the empirical formula for lead (II) phosphide Pb3P2
What is the empirical formula for iron (III) fluoride FeF3
What is the empirical formula for iron (III) chloride FeCl3
What is the empirical formula for iron (III) bromide FeBr3
What is the empirical formula for iron (III) iodide FeI3
What is the empirical formula for iron (III) oxide Fe2O3
What is the empirical formula for iron (III) nitride FeN
What is the empirical formula for lead (IV) fluoride PbF4
What is the empirical formula for lead (IV) chloride PbCl4
What is the empirical formula for lead (IV) bromide PbBr4
What is the empirical formula for lead (IV) iodide PbI4
What is the empirical formula for lead (IV) oxide PbO2
What is the empirical formula for lead (IV) sulfide PbS2
What is the empirical formula for lead (IV) nitride Pb3N4
What is the empirical formula for lead (IV) phosphide Pb3P4
What is the empirical formula for copper (II) fluoride CuF2
What is the empirical formula for copper (II) chloride CuCl2
What is the empirical formula for copper (II) bromide CuBr2
What is the empirical formula for copper (II) iodide CuI2
What is the empirical formula for copper (II) oxide CuO
What is the empirical formula for copper (II) sulfide CuS
What is the empirical formula for copper (II) nitride Cu3N2
What is the empirical formula for copper (II) phosphide Cu3P2
What is the empirical formula for aluminum fluoride AlF3
What is the empirical formula for aluminum chloride AlCl3
What is the empirical formula for aluminum bromide AlBr3
What is the empirical formula for aluminum iodide AlI3
What is the empirical formula for aluminum oxide Al2O3
What is the empirical formula for aluminum sulfide Al2S3
What is the empirical formula for aluminum nitride AlN
What is the empirical formula for aluminum phosphide AlP
What is the empirical formula for magnesium fluoride MgF2
What is the empirical formula for magnesium chloride MgCl2
What is the empirical formula for magnesium bromide MgBr2
What is the empirical formula for magnesium iodide MgI2
What is the empirical formula for magnesium oxide MgO
What is the empirical formula for magnesium sulfide MgS
What is the empirical formula for magnesium nitride Mg3N2
What is the empirical formula for magnesium phosphide Mg3P2
What is the empirical formula for potassium fluoride KF
What is the empirical formula for potassium chloride KCl
What is the empirical formula for potassium bromide KBr
What is the empirical formula for potassium iodide KI
What is the empirical formula for potassium oxide K2O
What is the empirical formula for potassium sulfide K2S
What is the empirical formula for potassium nitride K3N
What is the empirical formula for potassium phosphide K3P
What is the empirical formula for calcium fluoride CaF2
What is the empirical formula for calcium chloride CaCl2
What is the empirical formula for calcium bromide CaBr2
What is the empirical formula for calcium iodide CaI2
What is the empirical formula for calcium sulfide CaS
What is the empirical formula for calcium nitride Ca3N2
What is the empirical formula for calcium phosphide Ca3P2
What is the empirical formula for iron (II) fluoride FeF2
What is the empirical formula for iron (II) chloride FeCl2
What is the empirical formula for iron (II) bromide FeBr2
What is the empirical formula for iron (II) iodide FeI2
What is the empirical formula for iron (II) oxide FeO
What is the empirical formula for iron (II) sulfide FeS
What is the empirical formula for iron (II) nitride Fe3N2
What is the empirical formula for iron (II) phosphide
What is the empirical formula for acetic acid vinegar
What is the empirical formula for acetylsalicylic acid aspirin
What is the empirical formula for ascorbic acid vitamin C
What is the empirical formula for cobalamin vitamin B-12
What is the empirical formula for retinol vitamin A
What is the common name for sodium bicarbonate baking soda
What is thecommon name for sodium chloride table salt
What is thecommon name for sodium hydroxide caustic soda or
What is thecommon name for pottassium hydroxide? Ans caustic potash or lye
What is thecommon name for sucrose table sugar
What is thecommon name for thiamine vitamin B-1
What is the formula of methane CH4
What is the formula of ethane C2H6
What is the formula of propane C3H8
What is the formula of butane C4H10
What is the formula of pentane C5H12
What is the formula of hexane C6H14
What is the formula of heptane C7H16
What is the formula of octane C8H18
What is the formula of methyl propane (isobutane) CH3CH(CH3)CH3
What is the formula of ethanol CH3CH2OH
What is the formula of propan-1-ol CH3CH2CH2OH
What is the formula of propan-2-ol CH3CH(OH)CH3
What is the formula of ethanoic acid CH3COOH
What is the formula of propanoic acid CH3CH2COOH
What is the formula of chloromethane CH3Cl
What is the formula of trichloromethane CHCl3
What is the formula of 1,1 dibromoethane CH(Br2)CH3
What is the formula of 1,1,1 trichloroethane CCl3CH3
What is the formula of iodomethane CH3I
What is the formula of carbon tetrachloride CCl4
What is the formula of Ammonium Hydroxide NH4OH
What is the formula of Ammonium Chlorate NH4ClO3
What is the formula of Ammonium Acetate NH4C2H3O2
What is the formula of Ammonium Nitrate NH4NO3
What is the formula of Ammonium Carbonate (NH4)2CO3
What is the formula of Ammonium Sulfate (NH4)2SO4
What is the formula of Ammonium Phosphate (NH4)3PO4
What is the formula of Lithium Hydroxide LiOH
What is the formula of Lithium Chlorate LiClO3
What is the formula of Lithium Nitrate LiNO3
What is the formula of Lithium Acetate LiC2H3O2
What is the formula of Lithium Carbonate Li2CO3
What is the formula of Lithium Sulfate Li2SO4
What is the formula of Lithium Phosphate Li3PO4
What is the formula of Beryllium Hydroxide Be(OH)2
What is the formula of Beryllium Chlorate Be(ClO3)2
What is the formula of Beryllium Nitrate Be(NO3)2
What is the formula of Beryllium Acetate Be(C2H3O2)2
Beryllium Carbonate BeCO3
What is the formula of Beryllium Sulfate BeSO4
What is the formula of Beryllium Phosphate Be3(PO4)2
What is the formula of Boron Hydroxide B(OH)3
What is the formula of Boron Chlorate B(ClO3)3
What is the formula of Boron Nitrate B(NO3)3
What is the formula of Boron Acetate B(C2H3O2)3
What is the formula of Boron Carbonate B2(CO3)3
What is the formula of Boron Sulfate B2(SO4)3
What is the formula of Boron Phosphate BPO4
What is the formula of Copper (I) Hydroxide CuOH
What is the formula of Copper (II) Hydroxide Cu(OH)2
What is the formula of Copper (I) Chlorate CuClO3
What is the formula of Copper (II) Chlorate Cu(ClO3)2
What is the formula of Copper (I) Acetate CuC2H3O2
What is the formula of Copper (II) Acetate Cu(C2H3O2)2
What is the formula of Copper (I) Nitrate CuNO3
What is the formula of Copper (II) Nitrate Cu(NO3)2
What is the formula of Copper (I) Carbonate Cu2CO3
What is the formula of Copper (II) Carbonate CuCO3
What is the formula of Copper (I) Sulfate Cu2SO4
What is the formula of Copper (II) Sulfate CuSO4
Copper (I) Phosphate Cu3PO4
Copper (II) Phosphate Cu3(PO4)2
What is the formula of Chromium (II) Hydroxide Cr(OH)2
What is the formula of Chromium (III) Hydroxide Cr(OH)3
What is the formula of Chromium (II) Chlorate Cr(ClO3)2
What is the formula of Chromium (III) Chlorate Cr(ClO3)3
What is the formula of Chromium (II) Nitrate Cr(NO3)2
What is the formula of Chromium (III) Nitrate Cr(NO3)3
What is the formula of Chromium (II) Acetate Cr(C2H3O2)2
What is the formula of Chromium (III) Acetate Cr(C2H3O2)3
What is the formula of Chromium (II) Carbonate CrCo3
What is the formula of Chromium (III) Carbonate Cr2(CO3)3
What is the formula of Chromium (II) Sulfate CrSO4
What is the formula of Chromium (III) Sulfate Cr2(SO4)3
What is the formula of Chromium (II) Phosphate Cr3(PO4)2
What is the formula of Chromium (III) Phosphate CrPO4
What is the formula of Manganese (II) Hydroxide Mn(OH)2
What is the formula of Manganese (IV) Hydroxide Mn(OH)4
What is the formula of Manganese (II) Chlorate Mn(ClO3)2
What is the formula of Manganese (IV) Chlorate Mn(ClO3)4
What is the formula of Manganese (II) Nitrate Mn(NO3)2
What is the formula of Manganese (IV) Nitrate Mn(NO3)4
What is the formula of Manganese (II) Acetate Mn(C2H3O2)2
What is the formula of Manganese (IV) Acetate Mn(C2H3O2)4
What is the formula of Manganese (II) Carbonate MnCO3
What is the formula of Manganese (IV) Carbonate Mn(CO3)2
What is the formula of Manganese (II) Sulfate MnSO4
What is the formula of Manganese (IV) Sulfate Mn(SO4)2
What is the formula of Manganese (II) Phosphate Mn3(PO4)2
What is the formula of Manganese (IV) Phosphate Mn3(PO4)4
Which element posses the highest first ionization energy of all? ANS helium
Window glass is made by floating molten glass on which molten element (float glass) to produce
a flat surface (Pilkington process)? ANS tin
What compound is used to cause clouds to produce rain? ANS silver iodide
Which element has the highest boiling point of all? ANS Rhenium
Which is the heaviest occuring gaseous element? ANS radon
At 30C there are only four elements which are liquid. What are they?
ANS bromine, caesium, gallium and mercury.
Which element is usually recovered from its ores using a blast furnace? ANS iron
What type of compound combines with magnesium to form chlorophyll? ANS porphyrins
Which of the following elements was first discovered through the use of spectroscopy: lithium,
caesium, potassium, sodium, rubidium? ANS caesium
The term chalcogen is used to denote one of the groups of the periodic table. Which is the
lightest of the chalcogens? ANS oxygen
Sapphire is a form of alumina called corundum, in which a small number of the Al3+ ions are
substituted for another 3+ ion. From which metal does this ion come from? ANS Titanium
Traces of which element when incorporated into the crystal lattice of corrundum as a replacement
for some of the Al3+ result in the highly coloured gemstone ruby? ANS chromium
What is the oxidation state of the metal in the complex VOF4- ANS +5
Which element in period 2 has the lowest ionization energy? ANS lithium
What is the bond angle for the H-O-H bond in water? ANS 1050
What is the name of the element with atomic number 110? ANS ununnilium
Which element posseses the heaviest stable (non radioactive) isotope? ANS bismuth
Which element is the best conductor of electricity? ANS silver
The chemistry of which noble gas is particularly well developed? ANS Xenon
Which element is a pale greenish-yellow gas at room temp? ANS chlorine
What is the oxidation state of the metal in the complex PtCl42-? ANS +2
Evidence for which element, not known on earth at the time, was obtained when a new yellow
line was observed in the solar spectrum? ANS helium
Which element has the electronic configuration 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p5 ANS chlorine
Which vilolet dark-grey, lustrous element is recovered in some brines in which it is present as an
anion, through the treatment of the brine with chlorine gas and flushing it with air? ANS iodine
True or false: H3O+ ion is based on a tigonal planar array of 3 electron pairs? ANS false
Which element makes up about 80% of the atmosphere by mass? ANS nitrogen
True or false: the geometry of the XeF4 molecule is based upon an octahedral array of 6 electron
pairs? ANS true
Which of the following elements has the lowest ionization energy: Be, Ba, Li, K, Cs ANS Cs
What is the name given to the element with an atomic number 105 Ans dubnium
More than 60% of which element is made up of which element? ANS hydrogen
Which reddish metal has the shell structure 2,8, 18, 1 ANS copper
What is the oxidation state of the metal in the complex ReO3Cl32-? ANS +7
What is molar volume? ANS atomic weight divided by density
Which element has the lowest molar volume? ANS boron
How is the hottest flame known to science produced?
ANS by burning a mixture of oxygen and acetylene (ethyne)
What temperature is reached from the flame produced by acetylene burning in oxygen?
ANS 33000C
Which element posses the highest first ionization energy of all? ANS helium
Window glass is made by floating molten glass on which molten element (float
glass) to produce a flat surface (Pilkington process)? ANS tin
What compound is used to cause clouds to produce rain? ANS silver iodide
Which element has the highest boiling point of all? ANS Rhenium
Which is the heaviest occuring gaseous element? ANS radon
At 30C there are only four elements which are liquid. What are they? ANS bromine, caesium,
gallium and mercury.
Which element is usually recovered from its ores using a blast furnace? ANS iron
What type of compound combines with magnesium to form chlorophyll? ANS porphyrins
Which of the following elements was first discovered through the use of
spectroscopy: lithium, caesium, potassium, sodium, rubidium? ANS caesium
The term chalcogen is used to denote one of the groups of the periodic table.
Which is the lightest of the chalcogens? ANS oxygen
Sapphire is a form of alumina called corundum, in which a small number of the
Al3+ ions are substituted for another 3+ ion. From which metal does this ion
come from? ANS Titanium
Traces of which element when incorporated into the crystal lattice of
corrundum as a replacement for some of the Al3+ result in the highly coloured gemstone ruby?
ANS chromium
What is the oxidation state of the metal in the complex VOF4PANS +5
Which element in period 2 has the lowest ionization energy? ANS lithium
What is the bond angle for the H-O-H bond in water?ANS 1050
What is the name of the element with atomic number 110? ANS ununnilium
Which element posseses the heaviest stable (non radioactive) isotope? ANS bismuth
Which element is the best conductor of electricity? ANS silver
The chemistry of which noble gas is particularly well developed? ANS Xenon
Which element is a pale greenish-yellow gas at room temp? ANS chlorine
What is the oxidation state of the metal in the complex PtCl4? ANS +2
Evidence for which element, not known on earth at the time, was obtained when
a new yellow line was observed in the solar spectrum? ANS helium
Which element has the electronic configuration 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p5ANS chlorine
Which vilolet dark-grey, lustrous element is recovered in some brines in
which it is present as an anion, through the treatment of the brine with
chlorine gas and flushing it with air? ANS iodine
True or false: H3O+ ion is based on a tigonal planar array of 3 electron pairs? ANS false
Which element makes up about 80% of the atmosphere by mass? ANS nitrogen
Which is the densest element? ANS IRIDIUM
Which element makes up about 3/4 the universe by weight? ANS hydrogen
True or false: the geometry of the XeF<SUB>4</SUB> molecule is based upon an
octahedral array of 6 electron pairs? ANS true
Which of the following elements has the lowest ionization energy: Be, Ba, Li, K, Cs ANS Cs
What is the name given to the element with an atomic number 105 Ans dubnium
More than 60% of which element is made up of which element? ANS hydrogen</P>
Which is the lightest alkali metal? ANS lithium
Which reddish metal has the shell structure 2,8, 18, 1 ANS copper
What is the oxidation state of the metal in the complex ReO3Cl3? ANS +7
What is molar volume? ANS atomic weight divided by density
Which element has the lowest molar volume? ANS boron
How is the hottest flame known to science produced? ANS by burning a mixture of oxygen and
acetylene (ethyne)
What temperature is reached from the flame produced by acetylene burning in oxygen? ANS
33000C
What adjective describes the distillation method used to separate several volatile substances from
a mixture? Ans. Fractional
What is the formula of the ion Mercury(1)?Ans Hg2(2+)
What is the formula of the ion Ammonium? Ans NH4(+)
What is the formula of the ion Nitrite? Ans NO2(-)
What is the formula of the ion Nitrate? Ans NO3(-)
What is the formula of the ion Sulfite? Ans SO3(2-)
What is the formula of the ion Sulfate? Ans SO4(2-)
What is the formula of the ion Hydrogen sulfate? Ans HSO4(-)
What is the formula of the ion Hydroxide? Ans OH(-)
What is the formula of the ion Cyanide? Ans CN(-)
What is the formula of the ion Phosphate? Ans PO4(3-)
HPO4(2-) What is the formula of Hydrogen phosphate
What is the formula of the Dihydrogen phosphate ion? Ans H2PO4(-)
What is the formula of the Thiocyanate ion? Ans NCS(-)
What is the formula of the Carbonate ion? Ans CO3(2-)
What is the formula of the Hydrogen carbonate ion?Ans HCO3(-)
What is the formula of the Hypochlorite ion? Ans ClO(-)
What is the formula of the Chlorite ion ? Ans ClO2(-)
What is the formula of the Chlorate ion? Ans ClO3(-)
What is the formula of the Perchlorate ion? Ans ClO4(-)
What is the formula of the Acetate ion? Ans C2H3O2(-)
What is the formula of the Perchlorate ion? Ans MnO4(-)
What is the formula of the Dichromate ion? Ans Cr2O7(2-)
What is the formula of the Chromate ion? Ans CrO4(2-)
What is the formula of the Peroxide ion? Ans O2(2-)
What is the formula of the Oxalate ion? Ans C2O4(2-)
What is the formula of the Bromate ion? Ans BrO3(-)
What is the formula of the Ferricyanide ion? Ans Fe(CN)6(-4)????
What is the formula of the Ferrocyanide ion? Ans Fe(CN)6(-3) ?????
What is the formula of the Iodate ion? Ans IO3(-)
What is the formula of the Perbromate ion? Ans BrO4(-)
What is the formula of the Hydrogen Sulfide ion? Ans HS(-)
What is the formula of the Hydrogen Sulfite ion? Ans HSO3(-)
What is the formula of the Thiosulfate ion? Ans S2O3(2-)
What is the formula of the Tetrate ion? Ans C4H4O6(2-)
ammonium NH4(+)
hydronium H3O(+)
hydroxide OH(-)
carbonate CO3(2-)
bicarbonate HCO3(-)
sulfate SO4(2-)
phosphate PO4(3-)
nitrate NO3(-)
nitrite NO2(-)
sulfite SO3(2-)
cyanide CN(-)
permanganate MnO4(-)
chromate CrO4(2-)
dichromate Cr2O7(2-)
What element is extracted mainly from monazite sand? Ans Yttrium
What element was discovered by Johann Gadolin, and named after the Swedish town of Ytterby?
Ans Yttrium