 Electric bulb filament is
5%
made of tungsten.
 The tree which sends
down roots from its
branches to the soil is
known as banyan tree
 Brass gets discolored in
air because of the
presence of Hydrogen
sulphide
 Bromine is a METAL
chemical element with
symbol Br and atomic
number 35. It is the third-
lightest halogen, and is a
fuming red-brown liquid
at room temperature that
evaporates readily to form
a similarly coloured gas
 chlorophyll, the green
pigment of plants. In
chlorophyll the central ion
is magnesium,
 Graphite is used in
pencils.
 Which of the following
form amalgam with other
metals ___ Mercury
 Incandescent light bulbs
are filled with an inert gas
like nitrogen, argon, or
krypton - so that the
filament doesn't catch fire.
Early ones were a
vacuum.
 Sodium carbonate
decahydrate, also known
as washing soda, is the
most common hydrate of
sodium carbonate
containing 10 molecules of
water of crystallization.
 Quartz Crystals are chemicaly
Silicon Dioxide
 The list of Green House
Gases are as follows:
1) Water vapor 2) Carbon
dioxide 3) Methane 4)
Nitrous oxide 5) Ozone 6)
Chlorofluorocarbons.
Hydrogen is not a Green
House Gas.
 Bromine is Red Liquid
 The variety of coal in
which the deposit contains
recognizable traces of the
original plant material is
peat.
 Tetraethyl lead is used as
Petrol Additive
 Which of the following
used as Lubricant
Graphite
 The inert gas which is
substituted for nitrogen in
the air used by deep sea
divers for breathing, is
Helium.
 The gases used in
different types of welding
would include Oxygen
and Acetylene.
 Deliquescence, the
process by which a
substance absorbs
moisture from the
atmosphere until it
dissolves in the absorbed
water and forms a
solution.
21. In which of the following
activities silicon carbide is used?
A. Making cement and glass
B. Disinfecting water of ponds
C. Cutting very hard substances
D. Making casts for statues
22. The average salinity of seawater
is
A. 3%
B. 3.
C. 2.5%
D. 2%
 When an iron nail gets
rusted, iron oxide is
formed with increase in
the weight of the nail.
 Galvanization is the
process of applying a
protective zinc coating to
steel or iron in order to
prevent it from rusting.
 Among the various
allotrope of carbon
diamond is the hardest,
graphite is the softest.
 The group of metals Fe,
Co, Ni may best called as
transition metals.
 Heavy water is a form of
water that contains only
deuterium rather than the
common hydrogen-1
isotope that makes up
most of the hydrogen in
normal water.
 The chemical (ethyl
mercaptan) added to the
otherwise odourless LPG
cooking gas for imparting
a detectable smell to the
gas is a compound of
sulphur.
 Hydrogen is the common
element in all acids.
 Most nonstick pans are
coated with
polytetrafluoroethylene,
also known as Teflon.
 Monazite is an important
ore for thorium,
lanthanum, and cerium. It
is often found in placer
deposits
 Carbon, diamond and
graphite are together
called Allotrope.
 Used in solid propellants,
explosives, fertilizers.
Potassium nitrate is the
inorganic nitrate salt of
potassium. It has a role as
a fertilizer.
 Temporary hardness can
be removed by boiling or
by addition of Ca(OH)2.
Permanent hardness can
be removed by the
addition of washing soda
commonly known as
sodium carbonate.
 Carbonated water or Soda
water is water that has
been infused with carbon
dioxide gas under
pressure. It is carbonic
acid
 Bauxite is the most
important ore of aluminum
which contains only 30–
54% alumina, Al2O3.
 Helium, the lighter of the
noble gases, was the first
to be discovered. In fact,
this element was first
identified in the Sun's
chromosphere rather than
in the Earth.
 Most soluble in water is
Sugar
 The only liquid elements
at standard temperature
and pressure are bromine
(Br) and mercury (Hg).
Although, elements
caesium (Cs), rubidium
(Rb), Francium (Fr) and
Gallium (Ga) become
liquid at or just above
room temperature.
 Sodium is the metal stored
in kerosene oil in order to
prevent it from coming in
contact with oxygen and
moisture.
 Modified gunmetal
contains lead in addition to
the zinc; it is typically
composed of 86% copper,
9.5% tin, 2.5% lead, and  Air is a mixture because
2% zinc. It is used for
gears and bearings.
 separate it.
Marie and Pierre Curie
successfully isolate
radioactive radium salts
from the mineral
pitchblende in their
laboratory in Paris. In
1898, the Curies
discovered the existence
of the elements radium
and polonium in their
research of pitch blende.
 Nitrous oxide, commonly
known as laughing gas or
nitrous, is a chemical
compound, an oxide of
nitrogen with the formula
N2O.
 Actinides are the elements
with atomic numbers from
89 to 103
 The two elements that are
frequently used for making
transistors are Silicon
and Germanium.
 In fireworks, the green
flame is produced
because of barium.
 Temporary hardness is
due to presence of soluble
bicarbonates of calcium
and magnesium and
permanent hardness is
due to the presence of
chlorides and sulphate of
calcium and magnesium.
 Liquefied Petroleum Gas
or LPG consists mainly of
methane, propane,
propylene, butane, and
butylene in various
mixtures. It
we can separate its
components while in
compound we can not
 A balloon is a flexible bag
that can be inflated with a
gas, such as helium,
hydrogen, nitrous oxide,
oxygen, and air.
 Zinc and Gold does not
contain a coinage metal
 Bronze used for making
bells and gongs is
essentially an alloy of
copper and tin.
 Water is a good solven
because It has a high
dipole moment.
 The main constituents of
pearls are Calcium
Carbonate and
Magnesium Carbonate.
 Amalgams are Alloys which
contain mercury as one of the
contents.
 Lithium is the lightest
metal of the following.
 Potassium permanganate
is a point-of-entry
treatment method that
oxidizes dissolved iron,
manganese, and
hydrogen sulfide into solid
particles that are filtered
out of the water. It can
also be used to control
 iron bacteria growth in
wells.
 Amplitude measures how
forceful the wave is. It is
measured in decibels or
dBA of sound pressure
 Normal speaking voices
are around 65 dBA.
 Reading of a barometer
going down is an
indication of rainfall.
 Decibel is the unit for
Intensity of sound.
 A fathom is a unit of length
in the imperial and the
U.S. customary systems
equal to 6 feet (1.8288 m),
