Organic
This six-membered aromatic hydrocarbon is the classic example of aromaticity
What is benzene?
These elements are famously unreactive and light up neon signs
What are noble gases?
This term describes the smallest quantity of analyte that can be reliably distinguished from background noise
What is the limit of detection (LOD)?
In Breaking Bad, these 2 elements symbols are included in the show’s logo
What is bromine and barium?
Pair of molecules that are non-superimposable mirror images of each other
What are enantiomers?
In coordination chemistry, the species directly bonded to a metal center.
What is a ligand?
This set of reactions show the natural formation and destruction of ozone in the stratosphere
What are the Chapman reactions?
In The Big Bang Theory, Sheldon jokes about studying this very dense element when discussing ‘heavy’ topics in the periodic table`
What is lead?
A strong IR absorption near ~1700 cm⁻¹ is a giveaway for this functional group
What is a carbonyl (C=O)?
This effect explains why multidentate ligands form much more stable complexes than similar monodentate ligands
What is the chelate effect?
The Keeling Curve measured in Mauna Loa, Hawaii shows the rise of this atmospheric gas
What is carbon dioxide?
In Back to the Future, this element was originally needed to power the DeLorean time machine
Plutonium
This reaction involves an organomagnesium reagent adding to a carbonyl compound to form an alcohol after acidic workup
What is the Grignard reaction?
The lanthanide contraction is caused by poor shielding by these orbitals
What are the 4f orbitals?
This type of instrumental noise is caused by the discrete nature of electric charge
What is shot noise?
Tony Stark (Iron man) discovered a new element he nicknamed "Badassium" to replace this element in his Arc Reactor after it was poisoning him
Palladium
Full name for EDTA
What is Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid?
This type of point defect in an ionic crystal occurs when an equal number of cations and anions are missing from the lattice
What is a Schottky defect?
In Raman spectroscopy, a strong Raman signal occurs when there is a change in this property of the molecule during vibration
In the song “Radioactive” by Imagine Dragons, what radioactive element is commonly used in smoke detectors?
What is Americium-241?
These letters do not currently appear in any official chemical element symbol
What is J and Q?