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1
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radioactive element for cancer therapy

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Cobalt 60

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2
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Radioactive isotope for heart scanning during exercise

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Thallium 201

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3
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Isotope for measuring water content in the body

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tritium

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4
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Isotope for measuring water content in the body

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tritium

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5
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Radioactive isotope for kidney scans

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mercury-197

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6
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Radioactive isotope for kidney scans

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mercury-197

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7
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Radioactive isotope that causes thyroid cancer

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Iodine-131

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8
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time to develop antibodies for foreign substance

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1 to 2 weeks

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9
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method of synthesizing glucose for the brain during times of starvation

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gluconeogenesis

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10
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tyrosine

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C9H11NO3

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11
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arginine

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C6H14N4O2

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12
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Phenylalanine

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C9H11NO2

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13
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olvanil

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C26H43NO3

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14
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formula for aquamarine

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Be3 Al2 Si6 O18

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15
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who discovered neon?

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Travers and Ramsey (1898)

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16
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energy supplied by the sun

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1000 J/m2-s

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17
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root mean square velocity

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v = sqrt(3RT/MW)

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18
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what do you call the gap between the s and p energy bands? (hint: band theory of solids)

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forbidden zone

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19
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the energy released when one mole of a formula unit is produced by bonding together multiple gas atoms

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crystal lattice energy

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20
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heisenberg uncertainty principle

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the product of the uncertainties in the momentum and the position of a particle equals h/(4π) or more

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21
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demonstrated that rate constants vary with temperature

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Svante Arrhenius

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22
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hypothetical species between reactants and products

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activated complex

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23
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reaction step with rate law that corresponds to molecularity of reaction

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elementary reaction

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24
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chemical species consumed in an elementary step and produced in another

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intermediates

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25
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acids in bronsted lowry theory

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proton donors

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26
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meaning of pH

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potential of hydrogen

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27
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strengths of acids along a row

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more polar = stronger acid

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28
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acid trends for same group

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longer bond = stronger acid

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29
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effect of second substance that contains the same ions that can participate in equilibrium

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common ion effect

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30
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when Q > Kc

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system trends towards reactants

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31
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when Q < Kc

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system trends towards products

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32
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describe the salt effect

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uncommon ions increase solubility

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33
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where oxidation occurs

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anode

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34
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where reduction occurs

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cathode

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35
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describe the cell diagram

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anode | oxidation HF || reduction HF | cathode

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36
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E cell equals?

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Ecell = E right - E left
E cathode - E anode
E reduction - E oxidation

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37
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describe gibbs energy of electrochemical cell

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delta G = -zFEcell

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38
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describe relationship of Ecell and K

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Ecell = RT/zF lnK

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39
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describe relationship of Ecell and K

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Ecell = RT/zF lnK

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40
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root mean square velocity

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V = sqrt (3RT/MW)

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41
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Hagen Poiseulle equation

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deltaP = 128 mu * L * Q / pi D^4

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42
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Kf of benzene

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5.12

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43
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Kb of benzene

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2.53

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44
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Gibbs free energy change of a liquid under pressure change

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  • V deltaP
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45
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relationship of Kc and Kp

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Kp = Kc *(RT)^ delta ng

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46
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who proposed the law of octaves

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John Newlands

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47
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who proposed to arrange the elements by their atomic masses, independent of the work of Dmitri Mendeleev

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Lothar Meyer

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48
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method of determining lattice energy

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Born-Haber cycle

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49
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compound where one atom donates both electrons

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coordinate covalent bond

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50
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Kb of ethanol

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1.22

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51
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Kf of ethanol

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1.99

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52
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Half life of tritium

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12.3 years

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53
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Half life of Americium-241

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432 years

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54
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Ksp of Ca(OH) 2

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2 x 10-19

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55
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Cupric oleate

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C36H66CuO4

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56
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Emerald

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Be3Al2SiO6

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57
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Lapis lazuli

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Na4 S Si3 Al2 O12

58
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Scientists awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1995 for their work on ozone depletion

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Paul Crutzen, Sherwood Roland, Mario Molina

59
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Chemical species determined to be a catalyst for the depletion of ozone

A

Chlorine atoms

60
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Discovered ten transuranium elements

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Glenn Seaborg

61
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Isotope of iodine used for the treatment of thyroid disease

A

I-131

62
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Who discovered I-131

A

Glenn Seaborg

63
Q

Give the equation of the Raschig process

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2NH3 + Cl2 + 2NaOH –> N2H4 + 2NaCl + H2O

64
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Nuclides bomabarded to lead nuclides to for superheavy elements

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Calcium 48 and Nickel 64

65
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Vitamin A

A

Retinol

66
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Chemical for sight

A

Retinal

67
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Vitamin B12

A

Cobalamin

68
Q

Chemical for smell and taste

A

Rhodopsin

69
Q

What is the chemical formula for CS gas (in tear gas)

A

C10 H5 Cl N2

70
Q

Equation for most probable speed/modal speed

A

U = sqrt(2RT/MW)

71
Q

Formula for average speed

A

sqrt (8RT / piM)

72
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Formula for root mean square speed

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sqrt (3RT / M)

73
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Heisenberg uncertainty principle

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delta x delta p = h / 4pi

74
Q

What is the wavelength of the various colors?

A

R 650-700 nm
O 600-650 nm
Y 550-600 nm
G 500-550 nm
B 450-500 nm
V 390-450 nm

75
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component in willow trees that are active ingredients in aspirin

A

salicin

76
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component of belladonna plants that treat nerve agent and pesticide poisoning

A

atropine

77
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alternative value for radiation dose

A

6.75

78
Q

ghost particle

A

neutrino

79
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coined the term ‘radioactivity’

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Marie Curie

80
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Father of Nuclear Chemistry and Godfather of Nuclear Fission

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Otto Hahn

81
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Who discovered nuclear transmutation

A

Ernest Rutherford

82
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Uranium disintegration series

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U-238 to Pb-206, natural

83
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Actinium series

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U-235 to Pb-207, natural

84
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Thorium series

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Th-232 to Pb-208, natural

85
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Neptunium series

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Np-237 to Tl-205, artificial

86
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Plutonium series

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Pu-239 to U-235, artificial

87
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Magic numbers for protons

A

2 8 20 28 50 82

88
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Magic numbers for neutrons

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2 8 20 28 50 82 126

89
Q

What does the Geiger counter count and what compound does it use?

A

alpha particles, argon

90
Q

What does Geiger counter with BF3 count?

A

neutrons

91
Q

What does the scintillation counter count and what chemical does it use?

A

alpha particles, Zn sulfide

92
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What chemical is used in a scintillation counter to count gamma particles?

A

NaI w/ Th(II)I2

93
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Half life of Rubidium 83

A

86.2 days

94
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Half life of carbon 14

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5730 years

95
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what is the value of 1 gray

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1 rad = 0.01 gray (Gy)

96
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what is the value of 1 Sievert

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1 rem = 0.01 Sv

97
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What radiation has Q = 1?

A

x rays, gamma rays, beta particles

98
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Q = 3?

A

Slow neutrons

99
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Q = 10

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fast neutrons, protons

100
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Q = 20

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alpha particles

101
Q

best material to impede alpha particles

A

any material

102
Q

best material to impede beta particles

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aluminum, 0.25 cm

103
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best material to impede strong beta particles

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lucite/plexiglass, 6-12 mm

104
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best material to impede fast neutrons

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water, paraffin, concrete

105
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best material to impede slow neutrons

A

cadmium layer

106
Q

best material to impede gamma rays

A

lead

107
Q

radioactive isotope for smoke detectors

A

americium 241

108
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radioactive tracer for eye treatments

A

strontium 90

109
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decay product of radon 222 that produces harmful effects

A

polonium 218

110
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electron charged particles cause transparent medium to turn blue

A

Cherenkov radiation

111
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proved the photoelectric effect, Nobel Prize in 1923

A

Robert Millikan

112
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theorized the photoelectric effect

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Albert Einstein

113
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discovered the electron using the cathode ray tube

A

JJ Thomson

114
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Discovered the proton

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Ernest Rutherford

115
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Discovered the neutron

A

James Chadwick

116
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coined the term ‘electron’

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George Stoney

117
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determined the charge of the electron

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Robert Millikan

118
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formula of kernite

A

Na2B4O7 x 4 H2O

119
Q

In what human tests are human chorionic gonadotropic (hCG) detected

A

Pregnancy tests

120
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Fibers used in acrylic glass, plexiglass, lucite

A

Polymethacrylate

121
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Fiber used in krvlar, terephthalic acid monomer

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Polyamide fiber

122
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Fiber used in bulletproof windows

A

Polycarbonate

123
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Fibers used in mire effective versions of kevlar

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Polyethylene, UHMWPE

124
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New effluent standards for selected parameters

A

DAO 2021-19

125
Q

Color of light released in a cathode ray

A

Green

126
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Trend in A for any spontaneous process

A

Decreases

127
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Equation for aromatics

A

4n + 2 = # of pi electrons

128
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Glass tube with 2 metal plates connected to a high-voltage source which emitted a ray drawn from the negative plate towards the positive plate

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Cathode Ray Tube/Geissler Tube

129
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Who performed the Cathode Ray Tube experiment

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Sir William Crookes and Heinrich Geissler

130
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Who determined the ratio of electric charge to the mass of an electron

A

Joseph John Thompson

131
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Discovered Xrays

A

Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen

132
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Discovered radioactivity in uranium

A

Antoine Henri Becquerel

133
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Discovered the relationship between the elements’ atomic number and the frequency of Xrays generated by bombarding the element with high energy electrons

A

Henry Moseley

134
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Theory that states that the formation of bond is due to overlap of orbitals

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Valence Bond Theory

135
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Theory that states that bond is formed when electrons in the bonding molecular orbital is greater than the electrons in the non-bonding molecular orbital

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Molecular Orbital theory

136
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Synthesized urea from the inorganic compound ammonium cyanate

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Friedrich Wohler

137
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Ability of carbon to form bonds with another carbon atom

A

catenation

138
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Rubidium 82 half life

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1.26 min

139
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Rubidium 87 half life

A

4.81x10^10 years

140
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C-14 content of live organisms

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No = 15.3 disintegrations C-14/(min*g C-12)

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