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General Chemistry Knowledge
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100
He was the founder of the modern periodic table.
Who is Dmitri Mendeleev?
100
She is a teacher who devotes her efforts in making sure beginner level chemistry students do well early on. Earning her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in science education from Arkansas State University. She began her career as a physics and chemistry teacher in Jonesboro’s West Side School District and has been a long-time member of the American Chemical Society’s Division of Chemical Education.
Who is Ms.Marian Douglas?
100
Named after the island of Cyprus, this element is used in the making of electrical wires as well as for alloys.
What is Copper?
100
The law that states pressure of a gas is inversely proportional to its volume at constant temperature and number of moles.
What is Boyle’s Law?
100
These Bonds are formed by sideways interaction of p orbitals.
What are pi bonds?
200
He performed the gold foil experiment which led to the discovery of the nucleus of the atom.
Who is Ernest Rutherford?
200
He is pretty well-known for his research which received funds close to $800,000. On top of that, he teaches both undergraduates and graduates. Fun facts about this professor include that he was born on Christmas Day and owns a motorcycle.
Who is Dr. Darin Jones?
200
The three allotropes of carbon.
What is diamond, graphite and buckminsterfullerene “buckyballs”?
200
The geometry of ClO3- ion.
What is trigonal pyramidal?
200
Name the functional group in following molecule: CH3COCH2CH5.
What is a ketone?
300
She is the only woman to have won two Nobel prizes in multiple fields. While working on Becquerel rays, she coined the concept of radioactivity.
Who is Marie Skłodowskiej-Curie?
300
Instead of majoring in chemistry, this UALR professor earned his degree in physics and later received his PhD from Louisiana State University, explaining his love for the bayou state. His research interest revolves around computer modeling techniques of atomic and molecular systems for elucidation of their chemical and physical properties.
Who is Dr. Jerome (Jerry) Darsey?
300
The name of the platinum drug found in chemotherapy.
What is cisplatin?
300
The point of a phase diagram at which the gas and liquid states are indistinguishable is known as this.
What is critical point?
300
Stereoisomers that are non-superimposable mirror image of each other.
What is an enantiomer?
400
He is the only one of two people to have won twice the Nobel prize in two different fields. He is also one of the founders of quantum chemistry and molecular biology.
Who is Linus Pauling?
400
Along with being fluent in sign language, this chemistry professor’s field of expertise is in the self-assembly of polymeric materials. Students often seek to his office for chemistry therapy and advice.
Who is Dr. Brian Berry?
400
The two molecules found in Milk of Magnesia, used as a laxative as well as to treat indigestion.
What are hydrogen and oxygen?
400
The name of Pb3N4
What is Lead (IV) nitride?
400
Compute the formal charge on nitrogen atom in methyl amine CH3NH2.
What is zero?
500
The Italian scientist who was most noted for his contribution to molecular theory which states that equal volumes of gases under the same conditions of temperature and pressure will contain equal number of molecules. In tribute, the famous constant 6.022X10 23 was named after him.
Who was Amedeo Avogadro?
500
This specific analytical professor has a secret passion of dancing.
Who is Dr. Wei Zhao?
500
The element used to make glass colorless.
What is selenium?
500
The electron configuration of Ni2+ is this.
What is What is [Ar]3d8 or 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d8?
500
The name of the following molecule: (CH3)2CHCH(CH2CH3)CH(CH3)2
What is 3-Ethyl-2,4-dimethylpentane?