QUIZZES 1-3 Flashcards
Also known as “inflammable air”, a term coined by Henry
Cavendish
Hydrogen
Used as a saponifying agent in the preparation of hard or bar
Soap.
Sodium hydroxide
Aka “Stranger”
Xenon
Considered to be the lightest of all metals.
Lithium
Sodium carbonate (Na2C03) is prepared using what
Process?
Solvay process
Chemically known as Glauber’s salt.
Sodium sulfate
NaH2P04 (Fleet Enema®) has been used as treatment of
what condition?
Cystitis
The most abundant extracellular cation
Sodium
Bromides are generally used for what purpose?
Depressant
Ammonium has an expectorant action like that of what
Anion?
Iodide
Lithium carbonate (LithaseR) is the DOC for what
Condition?
Mania
Sodium tartrate is used as a primary standard for Karl-
Fischer reagent for what purpose?
Water content determination
Aka Salt of Peter
Potassium carbonate
Group IA Elements are differentiated by what compound?
HCl
The second most abundant extracellular cation.
Calcium
Commercial hydrogen is prepared by what process?
Messerschmidt process
Which of the following components in the cyanide kit is
administered via inhalation?
Amyl nitrite
Helium is stored in what colored container?
brown
Aka “Spirit of Minderesus”
Ammonium acetate
Also known as Sal de Vichy
Sodium bicarbonate
Nitrogen is stored in what colored containers?
Black
An element that is pharmacologically used as an anthelmintic.
Antimony
6% hydrogen peroxide (H202) is used as what?
Bleaching agent
Aka Leuisite metal.
Arsenic
‘Selenium promotes the absorption of what vitamin?
Vitamin E
Principle anion of the intracellular fluid
Phosphate
A compound known to have a high refractive index, thereby added in sunsereens and lotions.
Titanium dioxide
Also known as St. Elmo’s fire.
Phosphorus
An element unaffected by bodily fluids, therefore used in the surgical repair of bones, nerves, and tissues.
Tantalum
Flower of sulfur is used as what?
Cathartic
A compound known to have a high refractive index, thereby added in sunscreens and lotions.
Titanium dioxide
Principle anion of the intracellular fluid.
Phosphate
Selenium promotes the absorption of what vitamin?
Vitamin E
Selenium promotes the absorption of what vitamin?
Vitamin E
Aka Lewisite metal.
Arsenic
An element that is pharmacologically used as an anthelmintic.
Antimony
6% hydrogen peroxide (H202) is used as what?
Bleaching agent
Nitrogen is stored in what colored containers?
Black
‘What is the metal present in chlorophyll?
Magnesium
Aka eka-boron
Scandium
At 2.5-4.5%, boric acid is utilized as a/an?
Eyewash
Antidote for baritosis
Epsom salt
Terra alba is chemically known as?
Calcium sulfate dihydrate
Itai-itai disease is a condition primarily affecting the
Bones
Aqua regia or royal water is identified as the best solvent to dissolve gold. What are the proportions of acids present in this solution?
1 part nitric acid; 3 parts hydrochloric acid
What glass additive reduces the coefficient of expansion of glasses?
Borates
Aluminum compound used as the antidote for silicosis.
Aluminum oxide
Aka eka-silicon
Germanium
What is the metal present in insulin?
Zinc
Which of the following describes bentonite?
Native Colloidal Hydrated Aluminum Silicate
Soda lime glass is also known as?
Type III
What vitamin is needed for the maximum absorption of calcium in the bones and teeth?
Vitamin D
Active ingredient/principle of white lotion.
Zinc sulfide or ZnS
Which of the following metals “exert great action even though present in small quantities ?
Silver
What silicon compound is used as an antiflatulent?
Simethicone
Aluminum toxicity is known as:
Shaver’s disease
Cassiterite is chemically known as:
Stannous oxide
‘In the earth’s crust, which of the following is identified to be the 3rd most abundant element?
Aluminum
Also known as the Oil of Vitriol
Sulfuric acid
Wilson’s disease is a toxicity associated with what metal overdose?
Copper
Antidote for Argyria
NaCl
Calcium hydroxide is prepared from calcium oxide using what process?
Slaking process
Milk of magnesia or magnesia magma is stored in what colored containers?
Blue
Aka green twig
Thallium
Beryllium is identified to be
Most toxic metal
Carbon dioxide is stored in what colored container?
Gray
An alloy of Sn that consists of 80% Sn, 20% Pb
Pewter
Zinc toxicity is known as?
Metal fume fever
There are three components of the universal antidote. Which of the following functions as an adsorbent of toxins?
Activated charcoal
Aka Epsom salt
Magnesium sulfate