Chemical History & Trivia
Since the very beginning, this has been the most abundant element in the universe
What is hydrogen?
This film about the development of the atomic bomb is went head-to-head with Barbie for a summer 2023 release
What is Oppenheimer?
This is the only element found in diamond
What is carbon?
The boiling point of water is this easy-to-remember number in Celsius compared to its 212º counterpart in Fahrenheit
What is 100?
The Greek letter which signifies "change in" before a particular variable is this shape
What is a triangle?
This animal is often associated with Schrodinger and his famous concept of quantum superposition
What is a cat?
This early 2000s cartoon character's last name is also a subatomic particle with no charge found in an atom's nucleus
Who is Jimmy Neutron?
This South American country has an elemental namesake with the chemical symbol Ag
What is Argentina?
This is the number that must be added to the temperature in Celsius to arrive at the equivalent value in Kelvin
What is 273?
While not a distinct state of matter, the notation (aq) tells the chemist that a chemical is this
What is aqueous?
This chemist was the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, and is the only woman to receive two Prizes total
Who is Marie Curie?
This city is not only home to Sandia National Lab, but also an infamous TV chemist portrayed by Bryan Cranston
What is Albuquerque?
These two elements earned their names from the US university at which they were discovered
What are californium and berkelium?
This is the current number of elements on the Periodic Table
What is 118?
What is W?
This scientist, primarily interested in photography, was the first to define mechanochemistry in an academic publication
Who is M. Carey Lea?
These two Muppets share names with objects you might find in a chemistry lab
Who are Bunsen and Beaker?
These two letters do not appear in any of the now-accepted names of the Periodic Table
What are J and Q?
As of July 2024, how many living people have an element named after them?
What is 1?
The atomic symbol for bismuth, Bi, is found in the name of this common, violently pink over-the-counter medicine, given the fact that it's a key ingredient, too
What is Pepto-Bismol?
On Monday, Dr. Batteas told us about the first known publication of mechanochemistry, written by Greek philosopher Theophrastus, which was given this apt title
What is On Stones?
What is The Force Awakens?
This chemical compound is what gave your Oobleck its fluorescent powers
What is fluorescein?
This is the year that the first journal devoted entirely to Mechanochemistry launched in the Royal Society of Chemistry
What is 2023?
This symbol indicates that a reaction occurs mechanochemically
What is a triangle made of three circles?