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Trivia about elements, compounds, and everyday chemistry
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1
What does ethyl butanoate smell like?
pineapple
dirty socks
vanilla
roses
2
What is the symbol for potassium?
P
Pt
Po
K
3
Where did litmus (used in litmus paper) originally come from?
apple cores
bacteria
berries
lichen
4
What can 1,3,7-Trimethylpurine-2,6-dione help you do?
color cake frosting
reduce a fever
wash your hands
stay up late
5
How does this compound taste?
bitter
sweet
spicy
sour
6
Which compound is found in baking powder?
sodium hypochlorite
sodium hydrogen carbonate
acetic acid
ethanol
7
Which element has the symbol W?
hydrogen
thallium
water
tungsten
8
Which metal is used to make red fireworks?
strontium
calcium
copper
barium
9
How does this compound taste?
sour
spicy
bitter
sweet
10
Which elements are used to produce the colors on a smartphone screen?
silver, gold, tantalum
lanthanum, europium, gadolinium
carbon, magnesium, bromine
indium, tin, oxygen
11
Many lights are called "neon" lights, but what color is a
true
neon light?
white
orange
blue
purple
12
Which type of plastic is this?
polyvinylchloride (PVC)
polystyrene (Styrofoam)
polytetrafluoroethene (PTFE, Teflon)
polyamide (nylon)
13
Which element is commonly used in rechargeable batteries?
lithium
silver
bromine
barium
14
The symbol for which element comes from a Latin word related to the words pipe and plumber?
lead
tin
polonium
antimony
15
Which compound is commonly used in toothpaste?
calcium fluoride
luminol
estragole
potassium oxide
16
Which radioactive gas is often found in basements?
radon
europium
xenon
oxygen
17
Which radioactive element do people intentionally put in their homes?
americium
radon
berkelium
plutonium
18
Which element is important for strong bones and teeth?
aluminum
iron
selenium
calcium
19
Where are you most likely to find menthol?
peanut butter
olive oil
tomato sauce
peppermint tea
20
Where are you most likely to find this compound?
in mines
in fish
in leaves
in the air
21
What color was the first synthetic dye?
periwinkle
chartreuse
indigo
mauve
22
Which element is often added to table salt?
fluorine
iodine
sulfur
nitrogen
23
Which element is
not
named for a scientist?
fermium
meitnerium
oganesson
yttrium
24
What is the chemical formula for water?
WAtEr
CO2
H2O
HO2
25
Which element is liquid at room temperature?
chlorine
xenon
zirconium
mercury
26
What is the symbol for arsenic?
As
Ac
A
Ar
27
Which herb gets most of its flavor from thymol?
cloves
thyme
ginger
pepper
28
Which country does
not
have an element named after it?
Japan
Italy
Poland
France
29
Which element is important for making computer chips?
tin
silicon
rubidium
technetium
30
How does this compound taste?
sour
spicy
sweet
bitter
31
Which element is known for its rotten-egg smell?
nitrogen
oxygen
sodium
sulfur
32
Where are you most likely to find platinum?
hair dye
spark plug
mirror
credit card
33
What does pH tell you about?
how radioactive something is
how pure something is
how many H atoms something has
how acidic or basic something is
34
Which element is a nonmetal?
germanium
argon
europium
cobalt
35
Tiny amounts of which element give rubies their red color?
iron
copper
titanium
chromium
36
Which element is used extensively in electrical wiring?
copper
tin
germanium
magnesium
37
Which common kitchen item is alkaline?
baking soda
table salt
coffee
lemon juice
38
Which element is found in the backbone of DNA molecules?
phosphorus
magnesium
nitrogen
cobalt
39
Which compound is known as "fool's gold"?
FeS2
KBr
TiO2
AuCl
40
Which particle is
not
in the nucleus of an atom?
electron
proton
neutron