Trivias Flashcards
Metal with highest Melting Point (3422C)
Tungsten
3 Magnetic Metals
Iron, Cobalt, Nickel
Coinage Metals
Copper, Silver, Gold
Most abundant metal
Aluminum
3rd most abundant element in earth’s crust
Aluminum
Most abundant in the Earth Atmosphere
Nitrogen
Most abundant element in Earth’s Crust
Oxygen
Most abundant element in Human Body
Oxygen
Element with Lowest Boiling Point (-269C)
Helium
First Element to be produced artificially
Technitium
Mass production of Steel
Bessemer Process
Element with the largest number of stable isotopes (10 stable isotopes)
Tin
A Radioactive Element which is used to be used to make glow in the dark paint
Radium
2nd most abundant element in the Earth’s Crust
Silicon
Phosphorus containing _______ compound make up 70% of human bone
Calcium Phosphate
Estimated amount of Astatine in the Earth’s Crust at any one time
1 Gram
2nd most abundant element in the Universe
Helium
Rarest naturally occurring Element
Berkelium
Used for Nuclear Power
Uranium and Plutonium
Won Nobel Prize for work on radioactivity and also discovered Polonium and Radium
Marie Curie
Developed general theory of relativity and won Nobel prize for work on photoelectric effect
Albert Einstein
Won Nobel prize for work on radioactivity and also constructed the first nuclear reactor
Enrico Fermi
Created the Modern Periodic Table and used it to predict properties of undiscovered elements
Dmitri Mendeleev
The inventor of Dynamite and left his fortune after his death to found the Noble prizes
Alfred Nobel
Won a Nobel prize for the invention of the Cyclotron, a type of particle accelerator
Ernest Lawrence
Phosphorescent ________ compounds are used in Anti-Counterfeit Bank Notes
Europium and Terbium
Used to make the magnets found in electric guitar pick-ups
Samarium and Cobalt Alloy
Used to make the strongest permanent magnets found in loudspeakers and in headphones
Neodymium Alloys
Won a Nobel prize for work on radioactivity and developed the orbital theory of the atom
Ernest Rutherford
Won a Nobel prize for his work on the synthesis and chemistry of ten of the transition elements
Glenn Seaborg
Won a Nobel prize for developing the Bohr Model of the Atom, with electrons orbiting the nucleus
Niels Bohr
Worked on radioactivity and nuclear physics and was part of the team that discovered nuclear fission
Lise Meitner
Won the first Nobel prize in physics in 1903 for his discovery of x-rays
Wilhem Rontgen
Mathematician and Astronomer who formulated a heliocentric model of the universe
Nicolaus Copernicus
The only liquid metal at room temperature
Mercury
Mass ratio of moon to the earth
0.0123
Volume ratio of moon to the earth
0.0203
pH of Blood
7.35 - 7.45
pH of Gastric Juice
1.5
% Argon in Air
0.99%
Used to test drivers suspected of being drunk
Breathalyzer
A procedure that detects Arsenic
Marsh Test
Can detect the age of the artifact from Archeological excavation
Radiocarbon Dating Technique
The nickname of a subatomic particle called the Higgs boson
God Particle
Substance made by combining mercury with another metal/s
Amalgam
Coldest state of matter. It defies gravity and instead of flowing down, it flows upward.
Bose-Einstein Condensate (superfluid)
A better conductor of electricity and heat than any material
Graphene
The most expensive substance in the world ($68M/1gram)
Californium
He discovered Deuterium
Harold C. Urey
Only letter not appearing on the Priodic Table
J
First compound with a Noble Gas. It was produced by Neil Bartlett in 1962.
Xenon Hexafluoroplatinate (XePtF6)
First Person to receive Nobel prize in Chemistry
Van’t Hoff
Mass ratio of Sun to Earth
333,000
He discovered Positron
Carl Anderson
Also known as Caustic Potash. Used to absorb CO2 in the orsat analyzer
Potassium Hydroxide (KOH)
Used to absorb free O2 in the orsat analyzer
Pyrogallol
Used to absorb CO in the orsat analyzer
Ammoniacal Cuprous Chloride
Bacteria used in the production of Pickles
Lactic Acid Bacteria
Contains peanuts as an ingredient
Dynamite
Metal which melts on palm of the hand due to its low melting point (29.76C)
Gallium
Hot water freezes faster than cold water
MPEMBA effect
Element that does not solidify
Helium
Rarest element on earth (~28g in the Earth’s entire crust)
Astatine
The burning sensation we get from chilli peppers is because of a chemical called
Capsaicin
It is the softest substance
Talc
LASER
Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
Commercial Cold Packs consist of ________ and water.
Solid Ammonium Nitrate
In May 13, 2014, a coal mine explosion occurred in Soma, Manisa, Turkey caused by an underground mine fire two kilometers below the surface. There are 787 workers present during the disaster and 301 of them died. What is the cause of their death?
CO Poisoning
Hawks Nest Tunnel Disaster (1927-1932), is caused by a hydroelectric project in West Virginia and is considered one of the worst industrial disasters in American History. Within the given years, 476 workers died from silicosis, a lung diseases caused by inhalation of crystalline silica dust. What is the other name for silicosis?
Miner’s Phthisis,
Grinder’s Asthma,
Potter’s Rot
A boiler explosion killed 23 workers in Gazipur , Bangladesh. The boiler triggered a fire which spread to the surrounding areas and collapsed part of a four storey building. When did this occur?
September 10, 2016
Hydroquinone is used to/in
Lighten Skin
In 2013, Francois Englert and Peter W. Higgs won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of the Higgs boson or “The God Particle.” In achieving their discovery, they used a particle accelerator called
Large Hadron Collider
What is the name of the tallest skyscraper in Thailand opened last August 2016, with a height equivalent to 314 m?
MahaNakhon
North American X-15 is a hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft and is considered as the fastest aircraft. What is its mach number?
6.7
A solid mass product from the Chernobyl Disaster made from melted nuclear fuel with lots of concrete, sand, and core sealing material that the fuel had melted through. What do you call this material that is considered one the most dangerous things in the world for it still emits radiation?
Elephant’s Foot
The material invented by Charles Goodyear in 1839 by making natural elastomer more durable by the addition of sulfur or other curatives or accelerators.
Vulcanized Rubber
Father of Chemical Engineering
George Edward Davis
Father of Modern Chemical Engineering
Warren Lewis
Strongest material in the Universe
Carbyne
Color of Fe(III) in a flame test
Gold
Lack of salt in body is called
Hypoantremia
Most abundant protein in the human body
Collagen
What trace metal is found in Vitamin B12
Cobalt
A cucumber is ___ water
96%
Herb wormwood is a licorice-anise flavored green liqueur with 68% alcohol content or 132 proof. Herb wormwood’s another name is
Absinthe
Who discovered Phenolphthalein?
Adolf von Baeyer
Due to thermal expansion, the Eiffel tower expands in summer by how much?
15 cm (6 in)
Average weight of an ice berg
10 Million Tons
Sir William Lawrence Brag was the youngest person to receive the Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of X-ray crystallography. How old was he when he received his Nobel Prize?
25
The only rock that floats in water
Pumice
The coldest known place in the universe (-458 deg. F)
Boomerang Nebula
The average time is takes for a blood to circulate around the human body
20 seconds
A cheetah can accelerate from __ to __ km/h in 3 seonds
0 to 70kph
A human brain is __% water
75%
Phosphorus Fertilizers are derived from
Fluorapatite
It is a technique in which laser light is directed at a beam of atoms, hitting them head on and dramatically slowing them down
Laser Cooling
The pressure needed to produce snow from a snow making machine. (Mixture of Compressed air and water vapor)
20 atm
First known LASER
Ruby Laser
An egg is ___% Calcium
45%
_______ acts as a kind of cement to keep ocean floor sediments together
Methane Hydrate
The time it takes for the light from sun to reach the earth
8 min 20 seconds
The country (and its territories) with the most time zones (12 time zones)
France
1 eon is equivalent to
1 Billion Years
What is the 5th most abundant gas in the atmosphere?
Neon
Ultraviolet-B has a wavelength with a range of
280 - 315nm
Average ozone has a thickness of 300 du. Ozone layer is considered an ozone hole if it has a thickness less than ____.
220 du
Who discovered CFC’s in 1929?
Midgeley
Halophile are “salt loving bacteria.” They can survive a pH up to ___.
9.5
It is the steroids in plants.
Phytosterol
It is added to iron in pig iron production to lower the melting point
CaO
Referred to as Wood Alcohol
Methanol
Becquerel used ____ in his discovery of radioactive rays.
Potassium Uranyl Sulfate
Graphite is transformed into diamond at _____.
3,000C and 100,000 atm
It occurs when the melanocyte cells in the skin grow in cluster instead of being spread throughout the body.
Moles
If your body mass is 70 kilograms, approximately how many golds you possess inside your body?
0.2 mg
What is the diameter of your hair strand?
100 nm
The deadliest element. It pretends to be Potassium, so it can slink into the cells of our bodies then it breaks down the amino acids bonds within our proteins and we depart from this life.
Thorium (Th)
This element smells like garlic when heated.
Tellurium (Te)
Component of chocolate and cocoa products that can kill your dogs due to the slow metabolism of this compound.
Xantheose
What is the symbol for Deuterium?
D
How many constitutional isomers does Hexane have?
5
Acid obtained by distillation of the bodies of ants.
Formic Acid (CH2O2)
What is the Strongest Base?
a. H2O
b. HSbF6
c. CH3CH3
d. OH-
CH3CH3
What chemical test is used to test for sugars in food?
Benedict’s Solution
Fuel with the lowest octane number of zero.
Iso-octane
This chemical is responsible for the tears you cry when chopping onions.
Propanethial S-oxide
This popular comfort food has an active ingredient called phenylethylamine.
Chocolate
The first fullerenes to be discovered were found inside of the laboratory, but they exist in trace amounts in nature as well. Where might you find buckyballs in your house?
Fireplace
How many grams of gold can be found in each liter of seawater?
13 billionth
It is the only metal that is naturally antibacterial.
Copper (Cu)
China’s 10.3-meter-long space station that aimlessly drifts out of control in space and is likely to crash on Earth by 2017.
Tiangong-1
America is planning for a manned Mars mission flight in what year?
2020
This new law in the Philippines is requiring speed limiters to be installed in PUVs and vehicles.
RA 10916
The newly discovered planet, Proxima b is found specifically in __________.
Proxima Centauri
Proxima b is neither so hot that water evaporates, nor so cold that it freezes solid. Thus, they described the planet as “________” sweet spot.
Goldilocks
On September 1, 2016, an unmanned rocket was exploded during a test at Cape Canaveral in Florida. This rocket is ____________.
Space X Falcon 9
Ozone Day or __________ is about promoting activities in accordance with the objectives of the Montreal Protocol and its amendments.
International Day for the Preservation of Ozone Layer
This small, intense storms over the ocean could help detect earthquakes.
Weather Bomb
Teeth of this animal specie provide new materials for the wide range of application from surgery to packaging.
Squid
Percentage of phosphorus in human body.
1% (w/w)
This plant specie discovered in the Philippines is known as the metal-eating plant.
Rinorea Niccolifera
Annual solar eclipse happens every ____.
18 months
It is the closest star to Earth which is about 93 million miles away.
Sun
The temperature of the sun’s core is ____.
15 Million deg C
Chemical Name of Vitamin B12
Cyanocabalamin
Who discovered waterproof rubber?
Charles Macintosh
Maximum desirable limit Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) of lead in drinking water.
0.05 mg/L
Acid used mostly for removal of milk stone.
Nitric Acid
Calgon is used for the removal of
Permanent hardness of water
A solar cell converts the sunlight directly into ____ energy.
Electrical
