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1
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reduction potential of zero

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hydrogen

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2
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combined with oxygen in fuel cells

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hydrogen

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3
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Lindlar’s catalyst to react with an alkyne

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hydrogen

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4
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reacts with nitrogen in the Haber process

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hydrogen

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5
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ortho and para spin isomers

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hydrogen

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6
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Lyman, Balmer, Paschen series

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hydrogen

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7
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Deuterium and tritium are isotopes

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hydrogen

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8
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discovered by Henry Cavendish

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hydrogen

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9
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negative logarithm measures acidity

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hydrogen

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10
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Hindenburg disaster

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hydrogen

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11
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hydrogen bonding with nitrogen, oxygen, or fluorine

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hydrogen

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12
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most abundant in the universe

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hydrogen

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13
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nucleus is an alpha particle

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helium

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14
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discovered as a yellow spectral line during a solar eclipse

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helium

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15
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tungsten arc welding

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helium

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16
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superfluid below 4K (Rollin film)

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helium

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17
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used with neon to make a red laser

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helium

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18
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used in rechargeable batteries

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lithium

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19
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top of the activity series

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lithium

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20
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used to treat bipolar disorder

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lithium

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21
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requires only six valence electrons

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boron

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22
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trioxide in Pyrex glass

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boron

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23
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wurtzite

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boron

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24
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trifluoride is a strong Lewis acid

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boron

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25
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single-walled and multi-walled nanotubes

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carbon

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26
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allotropes of graphite and diamond

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carbon

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27
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Scotch tape was used to create monolayers of graphene

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carbon

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28
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buckyballs

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carbon

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29
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sodium azide used in airbags

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nitrogen

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30
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reacts with hydrogen in the Haber process

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nitrogen

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31
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oxyacid formed in Ostwald process

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nitrogen

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32
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ammonia

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nitrogen

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33
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most common in atmosphere

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nitrogen

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34
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fixation process occurs in plants

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nitrogen

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35
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Frank-Caro process

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nitrogen

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36
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inert diatomic gas with a triple bond

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nitrogen

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37
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most common element in Earth’s crust

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oxygen

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38
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dephlogisticated air

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oxygen

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39
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produced during photosynthesis

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oxygen

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40
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measured in the Winkler test

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oxygen

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41
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ozone (measured in Dobson units)

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oxygen

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42
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Joseph Priestley discovered by heating red mercury

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oxygen

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43
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The Chapman cycle

44
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the name means ‘acid producer’ (by Antoine Lavoisier)

45
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highest electronegativity value based on the Pauling scale

46
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used to etch silicon glass

47
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PTFE or Teflon

48
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intense yellow color in a flame test

49
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carbonate is soda ash

50
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metal in baking soda

51
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chloride is table salt

52
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cation in Epsom salt

53
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metal in Grignard reagent

54
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corundum in sapphires and rubies

55
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used to catalyse the Friedel-Crafts reaction

56
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Bayer process removes it from bauxite

57
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Hall-Heroult process

58
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reacts with iron oxide in thermite

59
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most abundant metal in the Earth’s crust

60
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forms the backbone of DNA

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phosphorus

61
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white allotrope glows when exposed to oxygen

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phosphorus

62
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oxidizer in bleach

63
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pool cleaning

64
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bonded to platinum with ammonia in cisplatin (cancer drug)

65
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Castner-Kellner process

66
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hydrocarbons with fluorine decompose ozone

67
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third-most common gas in air

68
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used with potassium to date rocks

69
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proton pumps in the stomach exchange hydrogen for this ion

70
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found naturally in bananas

71
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transmembrane gradient opposes the sodium gradient

72
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potash

73
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used with argon to date rocks

74
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stored in teeth and bones

75
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sarcoplasmic reticulum stores it

76
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needed for muscle contraction

77
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Vitamin D assists the absorption this and phosphate

78
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a lack can lead to osteoporosis

79
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means ‘color’ in Greek

80
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used in breathalyzer (green and orange)

81
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alloyed with carbon to make steel

82
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pyrite is this with sulfur

83
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Bessemer process

84
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magnetite and hematite

85
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lodestones

86
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Prussian Blue with cyano groups

87
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catalyst in the Haber-Bosch process

88
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metal in myoglobin, cytochrome P450, and hemoglobin

89
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forms rust with oxygen

90
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has “wrought” and “pig” types

91
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forms brass with copper

92
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metals are coated with this element in galvanization

93
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97.5% of the mass of a penny

94
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final element in the uranium decay chain

95
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previously an antiknock agent added to gasoline

96
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found in old paint and pipes

97
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iodide salt used to seed clouds and develop photographs

98
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Tollens’ reagent

99
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Comstock Lode

100
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Bolivia’s Potosí region held lots of it

101
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with gold, makes up bimetallism plan

102
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discovered at Sutter’s Mill

103
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can be dissolved with aqua regia (nitric acid with hydrochloric acid)

104
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trade along with salt led to prosperity for Mali empire

105
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used by Rutherford to discover the nucleus

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