Synthesis Techniques
What is an addition reaction?
According to payscale.com, when surveyed, only 55% of people with chemistry degrees said that their work felt meaningful. However, when grouped with this other science, that percent grew to 66%
What is biology?
When an electron is released upon radioactive decay it is often called this type of particle
What is a beta particle
These two terms describe the breaking apart of a nucleus and the combination of two nuclei respectively
What are fission and fusion
The great Albert Einstein was born in this European country
What is Germany
In this mechanism, one bond is broken and one bond is formed synchronously
What is an SN2 reaction?
According to bachelorsdegreecenter.org, chemical engineering ranks as the 12th best bachelors degree for the future, while this popular science sits atop the list. It makes sense in our day in age
What is computer science?
This other elementary particle is considered the antiparticle for an electron
What is a positron
A special radioactive carbon with this many neutrons in its nucleus is commonly used for dating organic materials
What is 8
This Greek philosopher laid the groundwork for the discovery of elements by proposing that all things in life were comprised of fire, water, earth, and air
Who is Aristotle?
The act of adding a halogen and a hydrogen atom across a double/triple bond
What is hydrohalogenation?
According to several surveys, this popular STEM college in the Northeast has the best undergraduate chemistry program in the country
What is Princeton?
Electrons can live in four different types of orbitals represented by these letters
What are s p d and f
All those like charged particles in the nucleus are held together by this one of the four fundamental forces
What is the strong nuclear force?
Victor Grignard, who hails from this country, is responsible for the aptly named grignard reagent you probably learned about in O-chem
What is France
A substitution reaction in which a hydrogen atom is replaced with a halogen atom
What is radical halogenation
While it is a bit controversial nowadays, this degree has the highest median salary outlook between 2019 to 2029 because of how important energy is
What is petroleum engineering?
This quantum number specifies the orientation in space of an electron orbital of a given energy and shape. It is also called the magnetic quantum number
What is Ml
The protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom are comprised of these types of quarks
What are up and down quarks
This eastern country is ranked in the top 5 for places US chem students should study abroad at. It also is the birthplace of John Cornforth who won a nobel prize for enzyme-catalyzed reactions
What is Australia
In this reaction an alkene is treated with mercury(II) acetate, Hg(OAc)2, and the product is treated with sodium borohydride
What is oxymercuration-demercuration
The most popular chemistry program is located in SoCal in this major city
What is San Diego
Electrons reside in this family of quantum particles along with the tau and muon particles
What is the lepton family
This element holds the distinction of having the largest possible stable nucleus with 83 protons and 126 neutrons. It is also makes for very pretty crystals
What is Bismuth?
A whopping 40% of new elements have been discovered in this Scandinavian country since the middle ages
What is Sweden