Physics
What is the most malleable element at STP?
Gold
Submandibular, parotid, and lingual are adjectives referring to which type of gland?
Salivary
What isotope will be formed when oxygen-19 undergoes beta minus decay?
Fluorine-19
Conchoidal, fibrous, and splintery are all examples of what structural property of minerals?
Fracture
What is the sixteenth power of 1 + i?
256
Helium-II is a phase of helium that flows with no measurable viscosity. What state of matter does helium-II behave as?
Superfluid
In female mammalian cells, the second X chromosome is generally silenced. What term is used to describe the condensed inactive X chromosome?
Barr Body
What is the molecular geometry of SOCl2?
Trigonal Pyramidal
What type of comet tail is formed by radiation pressure?
Dust tail
If all A are B and some C are A, identify all of the following three conclusions that necessarily follow: 1) All A are C; 2) Some B are C; 3) Some A are not C.
2
What is the name of the deterministic interpretation of quantum mechanics in which particles have definite positions at all times and are guided by a physical wave function?
Pilot wave theory (or de Broglie–Bohm theory)
In the presence of high amounts of citrate, the reaction catalyzed by theglycolytic enzyme phosphofructokinase slows down. Identify all of thefollowing three types of enzyme inhibition that occur in this example: 1) Competitive; 2) Allosteric; 3) Feedback
2 and 3
How many sigma bonds are formed in a Diels-Alder reaction?
2
What is the primary limiting nutrient in oligotrophic lakes?
Phosphorus
Evaluate the following definite integral: the integral from x = -3 to 0 of the square root of (9 – x^2) dx.
9pi/4
What is the law that describes the relationship between the magnetic fieldcontribution and its source current element?
Biot-Savart Law
The deficiency of magnesium causes what disorder in plants, characterized by the leaves turning pale yellow?
Chlorosis
How many sigma and pi bonds, respectively, are there in a molecule with the following formula: CH₃CHCHCH₂CH₃
SIGMA = 14, PI = 1
Detecting signatures of gravitational waves on the cosmic microwave background would lend support to what theory first proposed by Alan Guth?
If exactly 10 diagonals of a particular convex polygon contain the same vertex, how many total sides does the polygon have?
13
What is the name of the approximation method used to calculate energy levels of a system by treating a small perturbing term separately from a solvable Hamiltonian?
Perturbation Theory
What amino acid possesses a secondary amine functionality and as aresult, has special constraints on its secondary structure?
Proline
What is the general term for the type of catalyst one would use whenreacting two immiscible substances or substances in different phases?
Phase Transfer Catalyst
Tyler has three eyepieces to use with his refracting telescope, which has a primary lens focal length of 90 centimeters. Eyepiece 1 has a focal length of 25 millimeters, eyepiece 2 has a focal length of 15 millimeters, and eyepiece 3 has a focal length of 12 millimeters. Which eyepiece should he use to have the maximum magnification, and what is the magnification of his telescope when he uses that eyepiece?
Eyepiece 3, Magnification = 75
How many primitive 20th roots of unity are there?
8