Useful Chemistry
Polymers and Alloys
Laboratory
HHPS
Soap
100

Name the first synthetic fibre discovered in a chemistry laboratory.

Nylon

100

What is an alloy?

Multiple metals mixed together to look like one metal

100

Name one piece of safety equipment in our lab.

Any of the following: Fire extinguisher, first aid kit, emergency shower, or eye wash station

100

What shape represents caution?

Inverted Triangle

100

What type of soap was produced by the pioneers: Hard or soft?

Soft

200

Other than nylon, name a synthetic fibre

Polyester, kevlar, or gore-tex

200

Gold used in jewelry is a polymer. True or false?

False. It is an alloy
200

How long should you flush your eye(s) with water?

15 Minutes

200

What symbol would be on the bottle of a pesticide?

Poisonous

200

What is saponification?

When fatty acids meet alkalis

300

Define synthetic

Human made chemicals

300

Name the real-life use for a polyethylene polymer

Milk Jugs

300

What is the purpose of the tongs?

To hold hot glassware

300

True or false. Household ammonia cleaner is classified as flammable.

False. It is classified as being corrosive.

300

Name one way that the pioneers determined the soap making reaction was completed.

Placed small amount on tongue and it had not bite OR mixture was thick and frothy.

400

What do herbicides do?

Kill unwanted plants

400

Gold-steel is an alloy. True or false?

True. It has the advantage over pure gold because pure gold is very soft.

400

What type of glassware do we use in our labs to provide the most accurate measurement?

Graduated Cylinder

400

What is one symbol would you see on a propane bottle.

Corrosive or Flammable

400

What two key ingredients comprise the makeup of homemade soap?

Fats and lye

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