What colour do you choose?
Elementary.. my dear Watson.
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100

Methyl Orange in base

Yellow

100

Identify the most and least reactive elements: 

X + YA --> XA; 

YX + YB --> XB; 

YZ + XA --> ZA + X

Z and Y

100

Try to scratch me and I will scratch you back. I am a non-metal.

Diamond

100
Which year is India's net zero emissions target announced recently in the COP 26 summit?

2070

200

Ferrous Sulphate

Green

200

A famous chemist was found murdered in his room today. The police have identified four possible murderers: Gregory, Fernand, Nicolas, and Felice. They know that two people did it. A note was found lying next to the body in the chemist's handwriting: 

28-27-57-16; 26-3-58. Who are the killers?

Nicolas and Felice

200

I am a non-metallic base

Ammonia

200

Huge deposits of this metal were found in Sonbhadra, UP shortly before the lockdown of 2020 began. What is this metal?

Gold

300

Flourine

Pale yellow

300

Metal M reacts with oxygen to form a metallic oxide MO. This oxide reacts with moisture and carbon dioxide of the atmosphere to form a greenish blue basic carbonate. The metal ‘M ’ is

Copper

300

Flame test, Lilac indicates K+ ion

300

I am a powder used to make paneer and rosogollas by curdling milk.

Citric acid

300

This drug was used initially as a prophylaxis to prevent COVID-19 infection among the medical community. It is also used to treat malaria. Effective prevention of this drug has been questioned since.

Hydroxychloroquine

400

Potassium Permanganate

Purple

400

A powdered salt X was heated in a test tube. It evolves brown fumes of nitrogen dioxide and a yellow residue was also formed. The salt (X) is

Lead Nitrate

400

Fractional Distillation / Fractionating column

400

I am a salt who smells. My parents are a weak acid and a weak base. Hint: My parent acid is FANTAstic.

Ammonium Carbonate

400

This chemical caused a huge explosion at a port in August last year. Identify the place and the chemical.

Beirut, Ammonium Nitrate

500

Potassium Chromate

Yellow

500

A white solid powder was used to poison fish in those days. The white powder was made using capped vials of the cation and anion. Tight, capped vials were used so that the elements did not spill out during the journey.

What are the two elements that are the cation and anion?

Mercury, Bromine

500

You have heard of blue litmus turning red, and red litmus turning blue. You will turn green with envy when you know: I turn litmus paper white.

Chlorine

500

The production of this chemical grew 1000 times during the COVID 19 pandemic in India. Surplus rice was used to make it and even export it. Give its exact name.

Ethanol or ethyl alcohol