Lab Science
This pH value is considered neutral at standard conditions.
What is 7?
In chromatography, this value represents the amount of time a compound spends traveling through the system before detection.
What is retention time?
This event usually occurs immediately after saying, “Everything is running smoothly today.”
What is instrument failure?
This element has the atomic number 26.
What is iron?
This is often the first place people visit before starting a busy day.
What is the coffee station/break room?
This force keeps planets in orbit and causes objects to fall toward Earth.
What is gravity?
This analytical technique measures sample mass changes as temperature increases.
What is TGA (Thermogravimetric Analysis)?
This item mysteriously disappears despite everyone insisting they put it back.
What is a pen?
This is the largest organ in the human body.
What is skin?
This activity requires no scientific training yet somehow becomes highly competitive during workplace events.
What is trivia?
This term describes the amount of solute dissolved in a given amount of solution.
What is concentration?
This statistical value represents the middle value in a data set when the numbers are arranged in order.
What is median?
This phrase is often used when troubleshooting and generally solves more issues than expected.
What is "turn it off and back on"?
This gas makes up approximately 78% of Earth’s atmosphere.
What is nitrogen?
This quality describes a team member who is reliable, follows through on commitments, and can be counted on without needing reminders.
What is dependability?
This process occurs when a solid changes directly into a gas without becoming liquid first.
What is sublimation?
This term describes the ability of a method to produce similar results repeatedly under the same conditions.
What is precision?
The likelihood of encountering an issue increases dramatically during this time on a Friday.
What is late afternoon / end of day?
This U.S. city, often called the “birthplace of jazz,” is famous for Mardi Gras and its French Quarter.
What is New Orleans?
This quality often determines whether group projects succeed beyond technical skills alone.
What is communication/teamwork?
This law states that matter cannot be created or destroyed.
What is the Law of Conservation of Mass?
This calculation compares a sample density to the density of water.
What is specific gravity?
The unofficial scientific principle stating observers somehow appear the moment something goes wrong.
What is Murphy's Law?
This scientist proposed the theory of relativity.
Who is Albert Einstein?
This week's theme celebrates both scientific work and this broader workplace value.
What is teamwork/culture?