Acid and Bases
Rates of Reaction
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Random Chem Trivia
100
Is hydrochloric acid a weak or strong acid?
Strong acid
100
State the 3 things that must happen for a successful chemical reaction to occur.
1. Particles must collide
2. Particles collide with sufficient energy to overcome activation energy.
3. Particles must collide with correct orientation.
100
What is an alkene?
An organic molecule that contains at least 1 double bond.
100
What colour is the solution of copper (II) sulfate?
Blue
100
What is the name of the group 17 elements?
Halogens
200
Is ethanoic acid a weak or strong acid?
Weak acid
200
What is an "inhibitor"?
Slows down a reaction (like a catalyst but opposite)
200
What makes a benzene molecule unusually stable?
3 rotating double bonds.
200
How do we describe (observation) of colourless, odourless gas being released?
effervescence
200
What is the surname of the person who is attributed to having created the periodic table?
Mendeleev
300
Spell the name of the theory that defines acids as "a substance that ionises hydrogen ions in solution"
Arrhenius (Theory)
300
What factor of rate of reaction is shown in this diagram?
State of subdivision
300
Describe a chemical test that you could use to differentiate between octane and 1-octene.
Describes adding a small amount of bromine water and watching for decolourisation of the 1-octene
300
What is the primary intermolecular force between two of these molecules? 
Dipole-dipole
300
What is the name of the most common isotope of hydrogen?
Protium
400
What is the name of this ion? H3O+
Hydronium ion
400
Explain what this purple line is showing.
Purple line is the reactants, as it is decreasing in concentration as the reaction progresses.
400
What is the name of this organic molecule? 
Ethanol
400
What shape does an ammonia molecule have?
(Trigonal) Pyramidal
400
What is the last element alphabetically?
Zirconium (Zr)
500
What acid is used in car batteries?
Sulfuric acid
500
Briefly explain what the orange and blue lines.
Orange and blue lines are products. More roles of the orange (nitrogen dioxide) is produced than the blue (oxygen).
500
What is the name of this organic molecule?
Ethanoic acid (Or acetic acid)
500
Draw the electron dot diagram for sulfuric acid (2 minutes).
500
What chemical is known as "Philosopher's Wool"?
ZnO