Contarary to the Popular Beliefs
What's the most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere?
Nitrogen (N2)!
The Chemistry Nobel Society holds a weekly meeting every...?
3 Important personal protective equipment
Lab coat, glove, mask!
What element does banana contain that makes it slightly radioactive?
Potassium! (more specifically, potassium-40)
Inhaling a small amount of this non-toxic noble gas causes human voice pitch to rise temporarily.
Helium!
People often mix baking soda and vinegar together to make a household cleaner. Why doesn't it work according to chemistry?
Because baking soda is a base and vinegar is an acid together they neutralise each other!
Name one thing we do NOT tolerate in the club.
Bullying/discrimination/harassment/drama!
The rule when diluting _. Never add water to _ instead add _ to water
Acids!
What is the rarest naturally occurring element on Earth?
Astatine. There is only about 28 grams of it in the entire Earth's crust!
Marie Curie named the element she found to honour her _
Country: Poland!
What common practice do people think removes bacteria, but actually just physically removes them?
Washing hands with soap.
What is the action you must take to have an absence excused?
Informing the Captain via Teams or LINE H-1 (a day in advance) with a valid reason and evidence.
How to correctly smell a chemical?
With the technique "wafting"!
What element number is Bismuth (Bi)
83!
Out of Fluorine, Uranium, and Nitrogen which element have the highest electronegativity value?
Fluorine!
Many assume that an iron object loses mass as it rusts and flakes apart over time. Why is that not true?
Gains weight because rust binds oxygen atoms to iron atoms, adding the weight of the oxygen to the total mass!
What is the consequence for reaching 5 unexcused absences from the club?
Removal from the Nobel / blacklisted!
It's hot in the lab and you want to drink some water. Where should you go (stay/go outside)?
Step outside the lab to drink. Never bring food or drinks into the lab under any circumstances!
What element have the periodic number of 67?
Holmium (Ho)!
The only two elements that exist naturally as liquids at standard room temperature and pressure
Mercury (Hg) and Bromine (Br)!
Neither "tin" foil nor "tin" cans still use tin as a primary material. Aluminum foil has replaced tin foil in almost all uses since the 20th century. (True/False)
True!
Whats our stucap's IG?
@alkeelaine!
What do you need to do when you want to leave the lab?
Clean and check your table before you go!
Diamonds and pencil lead (graphite) are both made of...?
Pure carbon!
The the only substance on Earth that can exist naturally in all three states: solid, liquid, and gas?
Dihydrogen monoxide (H2O)!