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100

On the periodic table, which element has the symbol "O"?

Oxygen

100

This a reaction where a new substance is created. 

Chemical reaction

100

Describe what we learned in the density experiment with the honey, oil and water.

Honey, oil and water have different densities and will not combine.  We were able to test the density of other objects by dropping them in the liquid mixture. 

100

What is H20 commonly referred to as?

Water

200

On the periodic table, which element has the symbol "N"?

Nitrogen

200

Anything that has mass and occupies space. 

Matter.

200

Describe what happened when we added baking soda and vinegar to the cabbage water.

Acid- vinegar- cabbage water turned pink

Base- baking soda- cabbage water turned blue/green

200

What is the first element on the periodic table?

Hydrogen

300

On the periodic table, which element has the symbol "Si"?

Silicon

300

The word for chemists comes from a group of people who created things seemingly through magic in the 1600s.  What were they called?

Alchemists

300

Why did the ziploc bag expand when the baking soda and vinegar were added to it?

When the baking soda and vinegar chemically reacted in the enclosed space, it expands to make room for the gas that was created. 
300

What's the center of an atom called?

The nucleus
400

On the periodic table which element is represented by the symbol "AS"?

Arsenic

400

A compound with a pH less than 7

Acid

400

Name two ingredients that were used in the invisible ink project?

Baking soda, rubbing alcohol, turmeric

400

What is it called when a substance has a pH of exactly 7?

Neutral

500

On the periodic table what element is represented by the symbol "AU"?

Gold

500

A substance with a pH higher than 7

Base

500

Name 3 ingredients that were used in the iodine clock experiment that turned a clear mixture black?

Hydrogen peroxide, vitamin C, iodine, water, cornstarch

500

What is the third most common gas in the air we breathe?

Argon