EXCO funfacts
Reaction Chemistry

General Chemistry

Physics

Biology

100

What instrument does Georgia play?

Piano

100

What is the name of an acid-base reaction?

Neutralisation

100

Name a factor affecting melting point of simple molecular substances.

Intermolecular Forces of Attraction

100
What is the name of the experimental error caused by differences in viewing angles, or not reading from the meniscus?
Parallax Error
100

The organelle commonly referred to as the powerhouse of the cell

The Mitochondria

200

What is Stacia's 2nd favourite colour?

White

200

What is the colour change of potassium dichromate when reduced?

Orange to green.

200

What is the name of the process where gas is directly turned into solid without being a liquid?

Deposition

200

What is the SI Unit for amount of substance?

mole / mol
200

Full name of DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid

300

Where is Roslin's homeland

Nepal

300

How many moles of oxygen are required to completely combust 1 mole of acetone?

4 moles

300

The most reactive metal on the periodic table

Francium

300

Throwing a ball off a cliff horizontally, does increasing the speed of which the ball is thrown affect the time taken for the ball to reach the ground?

No

300

What is the organ that produces bile, and another organ that stores it?

Liver, Gall Bladder

400

WHat is Stacia's 3rd favourite colour?

Trick question. Stacia has no third favourite colour

400

What is the colour change when acidified Potassium Manganate (VII) is reduced

Purple to Colourless

400

Does silicon conduct electricity? Why or why not?

Yes. Negatively charged electrons and positive "holes" conduct electricity.

400

To make a D.C. electric motor, which hand rule must you use? What does each finger represent?

Fleming's Left Hand Rule. Force, Magnetic Field, Current

400

Which organelle within the cell is responsible for modifying and folding polypeptide chains?

Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum

500

What is Youheng's favourite pokemon

Lucario

500

What is a disproportionation reaction

A redox reaction where the same species is simultaneously oxidized and reduced into two different products.
500

The historical name of this metal is Plumbum

Lead

500

What is the SI unit for luminous intensity?

candela

500

The molecule that our cells most commonly use to release energy, and plays an important role in respiration.

ATP/Adenosine Triphosphate
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