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He is the Russian scientist who designed the periodic table

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Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev

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In Greek mythology Kronos used a scythe made adamantine to chop his father, Ouranos into tiny pieces. In the present, adamantine is considered as the hardest substance in earth. What is another name for adamantine?

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Diamond

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The first metal used by a man

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copper

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Mercury has a symbol of Hg in the periodic table. It is derived from its Latin name which is

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Hydrargyrum

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The most malleable metal is

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Gold

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6
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What is the chemical name of baking soda?

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Sodium bicarbonate

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The famous pesticide
DDT was banned in 1923 because of its harmful effects to human health. What does the acronym
DDT stands for?

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Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

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Element symbol of Samarium

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Sm

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the sun and sky appear a red color during sunsets. The phenomenon by which the gas molecules selectively scatter shorter wavelengths of light is called .

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Rayleigh scattering

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10
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Is a gauge that measures instantaneous speed

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Speedometer

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A projectile launched at 45° will attain the

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Greatest change

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12
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What is the chemical name of NH4+

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Ammonium

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13
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What is the chemical name of CrO4²-

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Chromate

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What is the chemical name of NO2?

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Nitrogen Dioxide

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15
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Acetate can be shown as C2H3O2- or CH3COO-

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True

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What is the chemical name of CO3²-

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Carbonate

17
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OH- can be described as which polyatomic ion?

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Hydroxide

18
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What is the chemical difference between sulfate and sulfite?

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Sulfate has one more oxygen than sulfite

19
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What are the substances that enter a chemical reaction called?

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Reactants

20
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What are the substances that are the result of a chemical reaction called?

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Products

21
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What is the bond called that occurs between nonmetals and nonmetals?

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Covalent bond

22
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An atom is considered to be _______ when the number of protons and electrons are equal.

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Neutral

23
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Which chemical reaction occurs when energy is released?

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Exothermic

24
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What part of the atom is involved in chemical bonding?

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Valence electrons

25
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What is a bond where electrons are shared?

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Covalent bond

26
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What is a bond where electrons are transferred?

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Ionic bond

27
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What is a substance called that is used to speed up a chemical reaction but is not consumed as part of the reaction?

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Catalyst

28
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What is the physical state of a substance when it forms a precipitate?

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Solid

29
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What chemical reaction occurs when energy is absorbed?

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Endothermic

30
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What is a bond called that occurs between metals and nonmetals?

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Ionic bond

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