ATOMS
Most of the mass of an atom is here.
What is the nucleus?
This element's atomic number is 2.
What is helium?
This classic handheld tool is used to transfer precise, tiny volumes of liquid, often utilizing disposable plastic tips.
What is a micropipette?
What everyday chemical reaction is scientifically known as oxidation?
What is rusting?
This is the largest organ of the human body
What is the skin (integumentary system)?
Positively charged particle in an atom.
What is a proton?
This element makes up about 78% of Earth's atmosphere and its liquid form is used to freeze things instantly.
What is Nitrogen?
This conical flask, named after a German chemist, was designed prevent splashing while swirling.
What is the Erlenmeyer flask?
This is what pH stands for.
What is Power of Hydrogen?
This butterfly-shaped gland in the neck regulates the body's metabolism, temperature, and heart rate.
What is the thyroid gland?
This ancient Greek philosopher coined the term atomos, meaning "indivisible", theorizing that matter couldn't be cut into smaller pieces forever
Who is Democritus?
The only metal on the periodic table that is a liquid at standard room temperature and pressre
What is Mercury?
This is the average temperature an autoclave needs to properly sterilize lab equipment
What is 121°C (250°F)?
This is the name of a reaction that releases energy.
What is exothermic reaction?
This vascular structure provides collateral circulation to the brain.
What is the Circle of Willis?
This term describes variants of a particular chemical element that have the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons
What are isotopes?
This gas is named after the Greek word for "lazy" due to its chemical inactivity
What is Argon?
This device measures the intensity of light absorbed by a chemical substance to determine its concentration.
What is a spectrophotometer?
This law states that matter can neither be created nor destroyed.
What is the Law of Conservation of Mass?
This bone is capable of resisting forces up to 30 times an adult's body weight.
What is the femur?
Protons and neutrons are made up of these even smaller elementary paricles which come in flavors like "up" and "down"
What are quarks?
This is the heaviest element found naturally
Uranium
This device uses electrical resistance or light scattering to rapidly count and size microscopic cells suspended in a fluid.
What is a Coulter counter?
This "V" word means the conversion of lower-value products into higher-value products.
What is Valorization?
This U-shaped structure maintains a medullary osmotic gradient within the body.
What is the Loop of Henle?