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Ms. Gould Facts
Chemistry General Knowledge
100

How many significant figures does the number 0.000210200 have?

6 significant figures


0.000210200

100

What is the electron configuration of Nitrogen?

1s22s22p3

100

What is the term for a bond involving a metal and a nonmetal?

Ionic Bond

100

What state is Ms. Gould from?

California

100

What is the only letter of the alphabet that DOESN'T appear on the periodic table?

J (also accept Q, but it used to be there for Uuq)

200

What is a row in the periodic table called?

A period

200

What is term that describes the amount of energy needed to remove a valence electron?

Ionization Energy

200

What is the term for a bond where electrons are shared unevenly between two bonding atoms?

Polar Covalent Bond


200

How many years has Ms. Gould been teaching at SOH?

This is her 2nd year


200

What is the chemical name for water?

Dihydrogen Monoxide

300

Which two subatomic particles have a charge?

Protons and electrons

300

Out of C, Si and P: which has the highest electronegativity?

C

300

What are the three types of bonds?

Ionic, covalent, metallic

300

What subject did Ms. Gould study in college?

Nutrition!

300

What TWO elements are pennies made of?

Copper and Zinc


400

What is the name of the phase change from solid to gas?

Sublimation

400

What is the name of the unit used to convert moles to the number of atoms of a substance?

Avogadro's Number

400

What three quantities does Coulumb's Law relate?

Force of attraction = charge / distance2

400

What sport did Ms. Gould play?

water polo

400
Apart from mercury, what is the only other element that is liquid at room temperature and atmospheric pressure?
Bromine
500

What is the term for the attraction from the nucleus to the outermost electrons?

Effective Nuclear Charge


500

What is the correct explanation for why a lithium ion has a smaller radius than a lithium atom?

Less electron shells are filled

500

What is the shortest, strongest covalent bond?

Triple Bond

500

What foreign country did Ms. Gould live in?

Israel

500

If you fill a glass to the brim with ice water and the ice melts, what will happen?

The volume of the water will decrease as the ice melts