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Trivia about elements, compounds, and everyday chemistry
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What is the symbol for potassium?
K
P
Pt
Po
2
Which common kitchen item is alkaline?
baking soda
lemon juice
table salt
coffee
3
Which element is commonly used in rechargeable batteries?
silver
bromine
barium
lithium
4
Which element has the symbol W?
thallium
hydrogen
tungsten
water
5
Which compound is commonly used in toothpaste?
potassium oxide
luminol
calcium fluoride
estragole
6
Which element is found in the backbone of DNA molecules?
phosphorus
nitrogen
magnesium
cobalt
7
How does this compound taste?
sour
bitter
spicy
sweet
8
Where are you most likely to find this compound?
in the air
in leaves
in mines
in fish
9
Which element is used extensively in electrical wiring?
copper
magnesium
tin
germanium
10
Which radioactive element do people intentionally put in their homes?
radon
americium
plutonium
berkelium
11
Which elements are used to produce the colors on a smartphone screen?
lanthanum, europium, gadolinium
indium, tin, oxygen
carbon, magnesium, bromine
silver, gold, tantalum
12
Which compound is known as "fool's gold"?
FeS2
AuCl
KBr
TiO2
13
The symbol for which element comes from a Latin word related to the words pipe and plumber?
polonium
tin
antimony
lead
14
How does this compound taste?
spicy
sweet
sour
bitter
15
Which radioactive gas is often found in basements?
europium
oxygen
xenon
radon
16
Which element is important for strong bones and teeth?
iron
selenium
calcium
aluminum
17
Which compound is found in baking powder?
sodium hydrogen carbonate
ethanol
sodium hypochlorite
acetic acid
18
Which metal is used to make red fireworks?
strontium
calcium
copper
barium
19
How does this compound taste?
sour
bitter
sweet
spicy
20
What is the chemical formula for water?
H2O
CO2
HO2
WAtEr
21
What is the symbol for arsenic?
A
Ar
As
Ac
22
Which element is a nonmetal?
germanium
europium
cobalt
argon
23
Which element is known for its rotten-egg smell?
sodium
oxygen
nitrogen
sulfur
24
What can 1,3,7-Trimethylpurine-2,6-dione help you do?
stay up late
wash your hands
reduce a fever
color cake frosting
25
What color was the first synthetic dye?
periwinkle
mauve
indigo
chartreuse
26
Where are you most likely to find platinum?
mirror
spark plug
credit card
hair dye
27
Which element is
not
named for a scientist?
meitnerium
oganesson
yttrium
fermium
28
Which element is often added to table salt?
iodine
sulfur
nitrogen
fluorine
29
Which particle is
not
in the nucleus of an atom?
proton
neutron
electron
30
Which country does
not
have an element named after it?
Japan
France
Italy
Poland
31
What does pH tell you about?
how acidic or basic something is
how pure something is
how radioactive something is
how many H atoms something has
32
Which element is important for making computer chips?
rubidium
technetium
tin
silicon
33
Many lights are called "neon" lights, but what color is a
true
neon light?
blue
orange
purple
white
34
Tiny amounts of which element give rubies their red color?
chromium
iron
titanium
copper
35
Which element is liquid at room temperature?
zirconium
chlorine
xenon
mercury