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Polish-French chemist and physicist. Co-discovered the chemical elements radium and polonium; made numerous pioneering contributions to the study of radioactive elements
Maria Skłodowska-Curie
what compound in coffee leads to the sensation of being alert and awake (hint: its a purine)
What elements make up the word "GeNiUS"
Germanium, nickel, uranium, and sulfur
Why did the bear dissolve in water?
A Polar Bear
What metal on the periodic table that is liquid at room temperature?
Mercury
German chemists, 1950 Nobel prize winners "for their discovery and development of the diene synthesis"
Otto Paul Hermann Diels & Kurt Alder
upon addition of base, what color does phenolphthalein indicator turn?
pink
What element is organic chemistry based on?
What do you do with a sick chemist?
Helium
What is the shortened name for Tetrakis[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]borate?
Barfate
English chemist and physicist. Discovered electromagnetic induction; devised ____’s laws of electrolysis; discovered the first experimental link between light and magnetism & benzene
Michael Faraday
R.B. Woodward is known for performing the total synthesis of many organic compounds. Which total synthesis of his contains a cobalt center
Vitamin B12
What element is named after Albert Einstein?
Einsteinium (Es)
Where did the chemist put his dirty dishes?
In the zinc
What is the most abundant element in the universe?
Hydrogen
Britist physicist and chemist. Discovered how to locate the positions of atoms in solids using X-ray diffraction, enabling scientists to build 3D models of the atomic arrangements in solids.
Lawrence Bragg
why are many organometallic compounds highly colored
d-orbital splitting (or anything to do with orbital energy level differences)
What metal can melt in your hand safely?
Gallium (Ga)
Why do chemists like nitrates?
They are cheaper than day rates
How many grams of salt are in the human body?
200 g
American mechanical engineer and scientist. Invented vector analysis and founded the sciences of modern statistical mechanics and chemical thermodynamics.
Willard Gibbs
heme and chlorophyll contain porphyrin rings in their structure. cobalamin contains a very similar macrocycle coordinated to the cobalt center. what is the name of this macrocycle
corrin
How many elements are on the periodic table today?
118
What do you call a chemist that raps?
Flouride, duh (Flo Rida)
What element was named after the Latin word for Russia?
Ruthenium