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UCSD ACS-SA Green Chemistry
UCSD ACS-SA Green Chemistry
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What is the recent breakthrough with a carbon neutral, sun-powered source of biofuel?
Nitrogen Fixation
CRISPR
Artificial Leaf
Breathing
2
What is the most common process that uses the largest amount of energy during reactions?
Heating and Cooling
Extraction
Nuclear Fission
Electrochemistry
3
What does the ACS stand for?
American Chemical Society
Alpha Chi Sigma
American Chicken Society
All Chemistry Sucks
4
A substance which speeds up a reaction, but is not consumed in the reaction
Adderall
Accelerant
heavy metal
Catalyst
5
\frac{Molecular-weight-of-desired-product(s)}{Sum-of-molecular-weight(s)-of-all-product(s)}\times100\%
My will to live
Molarity
Percent Yield
Atom Economy
6
Which of the following is NOT a principle of Green Chemistry?
Methanol as a solvent
Reduce Derivatives
Designing Safer Molecules
Atom Economy
7
Which one(s) of these chemistry majors does UCSD does not offer?
cheminformatics
forensic astrochemistry
environmental chemistry
atmospheric chemistry
8
When are ACS-SA meetings typically held?
Wednesdays 6:30pm
Wednesdays 5:30pm
Fridays 4pm
Fridays 6:30pm
9
What year was UCSD established?
1976
1949
1975
1960
10
Which chemistry class is the best?
How to Tame UCSD Raccoons 101
Intro to Calculus
Making of the Modern World
Forensic astrochemistry
11
Green Chemistry was written into American law by which official policy?
Endangered Species Act
The Paris Climate Accord
Pollution Prevention Act of 1990
Clean Waters Act
12
__________ is an excellent 'green' solvent as well as a greenhouse gas?
sulfuric acid
carbon dioxide
methane
ethanol
13
How many principles of Green Chemistry are there?
Trick question, green chemistry is fake news
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4
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Which chemistry class is the worst?
physical chemistry
general chemistry
analytical chemistry
organic chemistry
15
The branch of chemistry associated with real time analysis of processes to detect changes in a reaction
Analytical Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
Biochemistry
16
Which element(s) does not exist?
opium
atmospherium
darmstadtium
Livermorium
17
What is our next ACSSA event?
chemistry party
research symposium
faculty student mixer
chempanions social
18
Of the following substances, which used to be used as insulation but is actually harmful to lungs?
asbestos
potassium cyanide
heroin
Ethylene glycol
19
What animal is source of batrachotoxin, a compound that has an LD50 of 2µg/kg body mass.
African Cane Toad
Poison Dart Frog
Phantasmal Poison Frog
Death Frog
20
Which of the following is a source for biofuels?
Algae
used vegetable oil from McDonald's
burning coal
Rocks
21
Maximizing atom economy is a principle of green chem. What does this mean?
reducing amount of $ spent on experiments
seeing what atoms like to purchase the most
investing in chemistry stocks
Wasting as few atoms as possible in experiment
22
Which of the following scientific discoveries happened at UCSD?
realizing threat of CFCs to ozone layer
CRISPR
discovery of GFP (green fluorescent protein)
we discovered chemistry (duh)
23
What is the most effective way to reduce risk and increase safety?
Personal Protective Equipment
Elimination/Substitution
Engineering Controls
Administrative & Work Practice Controls
24
Who is ACS-SA's President?
Robin Yu
Vanessa Tian
Donald Trump
Walter White
25
What is Green Chemistry?
The design process that minimizes/eliminates the creation of toxics & waste
The field of chemistry that studies the metabolic pathway of plants
The field of chemistry that focuses on green energy
Chemistry using green colored substances only
26
Which of the following is a renewable plant source used in making biodiesel?
Eucalyptus
Algae
Cactus
Bamboo
27
What percentage of the overall environmental impact of a standard chemical operation do solvents account for?
13%
98%
25%
75%
28
What are benefits of using catalysts in reactions?
can carry out more than one reaction, minimizing waste
they are fast
they are easy to store
there are no benefits
29
Practices that reduce hazardous substances from being released into the environment before treatment
Source Reduction
Cleaning
Nitrogen Fixation
Littering
30
Environmental Chemistry is a synonym for green chemistry
No
Yes
They are still doing research on that topic
Maybe
31
This green chemical is used in household cleaners to remove stains and is also a favorite dressing on salads!
baking soda
Vinegar
salt
bleach
32
In comparison to the Haber-Bosch process, which industrially produces ammonia, this enzyme reduces N
2
more efficiently.
Succinate Dehydrogenase
Nitrogenase
Chlorophyll
Aconitase
33
Which day is mole day
February 2 (groundhog day)
December 25
March 14
October 23
34
What is considered the greenest solvent in Green Chemistry?
Water
Coffee
H2O2
Benzene
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The study of the negative effects of chemical substances on living organisms.
Deathology
Immunology
Toxicology
Organic Chemistry
36
In breaking bad, which of the following chemistry did Walter White do?
made meth
used hydrofluoric acid to dissolve something
made phosphine gas
attempted to poison someone with ricin
