Organic Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Biochemistry
100
The central element studied in this branch
Carbon
100
Inorganic chemists study these materials, which are known for their high electrical conductivity
Metals
100
The study of energy, heat, and work in chemical systems
Thermodynamics
100
The meaning of "IR" in the spectroscopic technique FT-IR
Infrared
100
The correct way to pronounce this word: "ligand"
"Lie-gand"
200
The simplest hydrocarbon (hint: cow farts)
Methane
200
The correct way to pronounce this word: "ligand"
"li-gnd"
200
The principle governing the flow of a system's energy when acted upon by an outside force
The First Law of Thermodynamics/Law of Conservation of Energy
200
The typical range of the visible light spectrum in nanometers
400-700nm
200
The building block of DNA/genetic material
Nucleotides
300
The common name for this molecule
Benzene
300
These inorganic compounds are used to protect your skin from ultraviolet radiation
Sunscreens
300
When two or more systems in physical contact cease to exchange net thermal energy
Equilibrium
300
The greatest instrumental analysis lab instructor of all time
Matt Burleson
300
The biological molecule responsible for speeding up a reaction without being consumed
Enzyme
400
The spatial crowding of atoms within a molecule formed by overlapping electron clouds
Steric effects
400
The color emitted by a molecule that absorbs red light (hint: complementary colors)
Green
400
The idea that certain pairs of physical properties (e.g., position and momentum) cannot be known simultaneously with arbitrary precision
Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
400
The technique shown in this image
Titration
400
The molecular biology technique used to make many copies of a DNA template
PCR
500
These organic molecules are essential for building proteins
Amino acids
500
Application(s) of nanomaterials
Drug delivery, catalysis, UV-absorption, tumor imaging, water treatment, electronic displays, high-strength composites, cosmetics, energy storage, antimicrobial treatments
500
The phenomenon observed when electrons pass through classically forbidden energy barriers
Quantum tunneling
500
What attachment on an FT-IR allows for direct, non-destructive analysis via reflection
ATR diamond attachment
500
This unbalanced centrifuge appears in what movie
Project Hail Mary