Physical Chemistry
Which subatomic particle is not in the nucleus of an atom?
Electrons
What group is sodium in?
Group I
What is the name given to molecules with the functional group -O-H?
Alcohols
What disease is commonly spread on pirate ships?
Scurvy
Which artist has the most streams on Spotify?
Drake
What is the name given to the amount of energy required to start a reaction?
Activation Energy
What is the name given to the block of the periodic table where Iron, Silver, and Manganese are found?
d-block or transition metal block
What kind of arrow represents the movement of two electrons?
Double-headed curly arrow
What is the national sport of Japan?
Sumo Wrestling
Which Disney film has the most sequals?
Toy Story
Which electron shell is being populated as you go along the lanthanides?
f-orbital
How does transition metal catalyst affect the progress of a reaction?
Lowers the activation energy
What's a nucleophile?
An electron-rich species that can donate a pair of electrons
What is acrophobia?
Fear of Heights
How many minutes per day does the average TikTok user spend on the app?
52 minutes
If the rate of a reaction increases linearly with respect to the concentration of a reactant, what is the order with respect to that reactant?
1st Order
Which ligand is found in car exhausts or gas boilers that permanently binds to haemoglobin in the place of oxygen?
Carbon monoxide
Which orbital is involved in double bonds?
p-orbital
What is the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet?
Delta
In what country was Elon Musk born?
South Africa
In which country was Germain Henri Hess, who formulated Hess' Law, born?
France
What's the colour of copper (II) chloride?
Green
What is the notation given to a reaction where a nucleophilic group leaves a molecule to form a carbocation, and is then replaced by another nucleophile?
SN1
Who composed the music for "The Nutcracker"?
Tchaikovsky
What song has spent the most weeks atop the Billboard 100?
Old Town Road