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Test your chemistry knowledge with... Breaking Bad

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1
Can thermite burn through a steel door?
It depends on the weight of the door
These things happen only in movies
This could only happen through a wooden door.
Thermite 's used to weld railway tracks; so yes.
2
What is Ricin?
A plant
A poison
A seed
A protein
3
How can you produce poisonous gas from red phosphorus?
There is no such thing as "red phosphorus"
By adding red phosphorus to a frying pan of steaming water
Easy-peasy: P4 + 3NaOH + 3H2O → 3NaH2PO2 + PH3
Mix red phosphorus with phosphine
4
Which formula is repeated several times in each frame of Breaking Bad's opening credits?
Formula for Hypochlorous Acid
Formula for Hydrosulfuric Acid
Formula for Methamphetamine
Formula for Cyclohexane
5
Could you start an RV using a battery made from nuts and bolts, coins and brake pads?
This would cover only the 1-3 per cent of the power needed
Of course, it's a source of mercuric oxide and graphite.
None of the above
You can't create a battery from nuts and bolts!
6
Hydrofluoric acid cannot dissolve
a glass bottle
a wooden floor
a plastic bag
a bar of gold
7
How can you make mercury fulminate?
Add hydrofluoric acid to mercury
None of the above
Dissolve mercury in nitric acid and add ethanol.
Mix pseudoephedrine with red phosphorus