CHE acronyms and symbols
What do the letters "n" and "m" represent in chemical processes?
moles and mass
What is a line that just touches a curve?
Tangent line
What is Walter White's profession before becoming a drug manufacturer in "Breaking Bad"?
Chemistry teacher
A type of reaction involving a substance combining with oxygen to produce carbon dioxide and water
Combustion reaction
A device used to provide a controlled environment and remove hazardous fumes during chemical handling
Fume hood
What physical property does the greek letter "ρ" commonly represent?
Density
What is the only even prime number?
In Interstellar, what compound is responsible for the blight affecting Earth’s crops?
Nitrogen
Which element has the highest electronegativity on the periodic table?
Fluorine
A device used to measure the viscosity of fluid which indicates it's resistance to flow
Viscometer
acidity or basicity
What theorem states that if a function is continuous on a closed interval [a,b] then it attains both a maximum and a minimum within that interval.
Extreme value theorem
In The Martian, what element does Mark Watney use to produce water?
Hydrogen
What is the law that states the total pressure of a gas mixture is the sum of the partial pressures of the individual gases?
Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures
What piece of equipment is used to separate components based on boiling points?
distillation column
PFD: illustrates the relationships between major components of an industrial plant
Process flow diagram
If y = e^2x, what is dy/dx
2e^2x
In Iron Man, How did Tony Stark create his arc reactor?
Particle accelerator
The Gibbs phase rule is given by F = 2 + N - π If a system has 3 components and 2 phases, what is the number of degrees of freedom?
3
A device that transfers heat from one fluid to another without them coming into direct contact with each other
Heat exchanger
HAZOP: a systemic approach to determining potential problems within an industrial process
Hazard and operability study
A reactor operates at 80% efficiency. If the theoretical yield of a chemical reaction is 500 kg, what is the actual yield?
400kg
In Finding Nemo, the fish tank’s filter is broken, leading to high levels of which toxic compound?
Ammonia
A principle introduced by a chemist that relates the effect of temperature on the equilibrium constant of a reaction
Van’t Hoff equation
What device is used to separate substances by rotating them in a closed vessel?
Centrifuge