Fun Facts
The only letter not to appear on the periodic table?
J
Many holiday dishes are topped with this commonly used compound containing sodium chloride
Salt
The chemical formula for the precipitation that falls from the clouds.
H2O
This element is a halogen and can be found in swimming pools.
Chlorine
The most abundant element in the universe
Hydrogen (then Helium then Oxygen)
Sodium bicarbonate is the scientific name for this ingredient in many holiday cookies
Baking Soda
The chemical formula for that which is put on the roads and sidewalks before a winter storm.
NaCl
This element has one valence electron, is found in bananas, avocados, nuts and chocolate, and is used in muscle contractions.
Potassium
Curium is named after this woman
Marie Curie (a polish and french physicist and chemistry who pioneered research on radioactivity)
The reason oil rises to the top when mixed with water
Oil is less dense than water
The common name for the drug acetaminophen used to treat pain and fever.
Tylenol
This element accounts for 18% of the human body by mass.
Carbon
Liquid oxygen is what colour?
Blue
When sodium bicarbonate is broken down by the heat of the oven, this gas is release.
Carbon Dioxide
The type of reaction occurring when you take an antacid to help with heartburn.
Neutralization Reaction
The rarest element on Earth
Francium
The youngest noble prize winner in Chemistry was this old when he won
35 (Frederic Joliot)
The type of reaction you must produce to create heat to roast marshmallows over.
Combustion Reaction
This chemical in your brain makes your happy (chemical name- 5-hydroxytryptamine)
Serotonin
This number of elements on the periodic table occur in nature.
90