Acids and Bases
Chemical Elements
Chemistry in Pop Culture
Christmas Chemistry
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100

This strong acid is found in the stomach lining and is colloquially known as stomach acid.

HCl

100

Colloquially known as quicksilver, this element is the only liquid metal at room temperature

Mercury
100

A famous Nirvana song is named after this alkali metal, which is sometimes used as a treatment for bpd

Lithium
100

A common three-syllable exclamation by Santa Claus can be created using the symbol of this chemical element

Holmium (Ho Ho Ho)

100

Gold, whose name in the periodic table is derived from latin, can be recognised as this element symbol.

Au (aurum)

200

What common household product uses the active ingredient NaOH?

Drain Cleaner
200

Making up of about 40% of the earth's crust, this nonmetal bonds with many different minerals and is the most abundant element on Earth

Oxygen

200

This corrosive, weak acid was used by Walter and Jesse to get rid of some...implicating material in Breaking Bad

hydrofluoric acid

200

In a number of cultures (including German), it is tradition to drop this molten metal into liquid in order to predict the new year.

tin or lead

200

Minerals that are able to carry charge, are referred to as the following when part of a sports beverage.

Electrolytes.

300

This weak acid is formed as a result of carbon emissions in the atmosphere and is responsible for acid deposition

carbonic acid
300

With one electron away from a completed octet on the first electron shell, this element is the most electronegative nonmetal

Fluorine

300

In many films and TV shows, such as Hocus Pocus 2, this solid is added to water to create a bubbling, smoking effect.

Dry Ice / CO2

300

This soft, silvery metal, is found in most types of LED lights, such as those we use to light up our Christmas trees

Gallium

300

Bronze is an alloy consisting of these two elemental metals

tin and copper

400
Found in many citrus fruits, ascorbic acid is commonly known as what nutrient?

Vitamin C

400

This element, number 118 on the periodic table, is named after a Russian nuclear physicist Yuri O.

Oganesson

400
This great science educator can teach you how to bewitch the mind and ensnare the senses; how to bottle fame, brew glory and even put a stopper on death.

Severus Snape

400

In hot cocoa, solid particles of cocoa powder are suspended in hot liquid milk. Instead of a solution, a chemist would properly address the mixture using this term.

A suspension / a colloid

400

This hydrogen and carbon compound, sometimes used as a fuel, is the main ingredient in the "vanishing foam" used to temporarily mark things on the turf. It consists of 4 carbons.

Butane

500

This compound, whose name is often shortened to DNA, is an important acid responsible for storing genetic information.

deoxyribonucleic acid

500

With five unpaired electrons, this element has the highest number of different oxidation states of all the metals.

Manganese

500

According to legend, it was this potent poison that was used to murder the notorious Russian mystic, Grigori Rasputin. It was served to him in cake and red wine, which famously mask the poison's distinct odor.

Cyanide

500

This polymer is often mixed with water to create artificial snow

sodium polyacrylate
500

Football balls used today are made of synthetic leather, which is known as this polymer. It is created as a result of the addition reaction of isocyanate and polyole molecules to form urethane groups.

polyurethane

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