Gen Chem
Famous Chemists
Elements
History of Chem
A.R. Smith Dept. Specific & Miscellaneous
100

Two or more compounds that have the same molecular formula but different arrangements of atoms are called this. 

What are isomers?

100

He was the father of modern microbiology and he also discovered mirror image molecules. 

Who is Louis Pasteur? 

100

This many elements occur naturally.

What is 92? 

100

This was the name of the experiment that demonstrated that the atom has a tiny, dense nucleus. 

What is the Rutherford experiment? 

100

This sedimentary rock has the chemical formula CaCO3

What is limestone? 

200

pKa + pKb = _____

What is 14.00? 

200

This Danish footballer made a famous model of the atom. 

Who is Neils Bohr? 

200

This is the most electropositive element.

What is caesium? What is francium? 
200

the earliest form of chemistry was called this...it involved the attempt to change cheap metals into gold. 

What is alchemy? 

200

The completion of Garwood Hall occurred in this bless-ed year. 

What is 1998? 

300

Enthalpy of vaporization + Enthalpy of fusion = Enthalpy of ______. 

What is sublimation? 

300

This Polish chemist pioneered the research on radioactivity?

Who is Marie Curie? 

300

The heaviest element that can be produced by fusion in a star is ____. 

What is iron(Fe)? 

300

The Romans used this element as an artificial sweetener. 

What is lead? 

300

This is the number of chairs in Garwood Hall Room 110.

What is 90? 

400

The percent by mass of sodium in table salt is...(to the nearest percent)

What is 39%? Or 40%? 

400

He carried out the first nuclear fission reaction in 1938.

Who is Otto Hahn? 

400

This element, upon oxidation, turns into a rainbow of colors with a geometric appearance. 

What is bismuth? 

400
It was in this century that the balance was first used for chemical processes.

What is the 17th century? 

400

This country has the longest border with France (at 730km long).

What is Brazil? 

500

These two solid elements are the only ones that assume liquid form at room temperature.

What are bromine and mercury?

500

This chemist proved that diamond and charcoal are different forms of the same element. 

Who is Antoine Lavoisier?

500

On TV, these two symbols play a part on Breaking Bad but in chemistry they represent these two elements -

What are Bromine and Barium? 

500

These were the four original "elements"

What are Earth, Air, Fire, and Water?

500

This is the shorthand electron configuration for a single copper atom (exception).

What is [Ar]4s13d10?