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100

This field test is completed by using Test Wires to heat an unknown substance to observe the resulting flame color 

Flame test

100

Wet grass or hay

Phosgene

100

This strong chemical attraction that forms when one atom transfers electrons to another, creating oppositely charged ions. FTIR cannot see these bonds.

Ionic

100

This type of spectrometry technique that operates at pressures above 1 Torr

High-Pressure Mass Spectrometry (HMPS/MX908)

100

This fire apparatus was manufactured in Hamburg Pennsylvania until its closure in 1989

Hahn Fire Apparatus

200

This paper is used to confirm if an unknown substance is an oxidizer and turns blue violet in the presence of one. (what chemical can be use to prewet this paper?)

Potassium Iodide (KI) Paper

(Hydrochloric Acid)

200

Almonds or Marzipan

Cyanide

200

This highly flammable gas has a triple bond, that can be recognized through its "sooty" flame

Acetylene

200

Needed for a PEMA Type 1 Hazmat Certification, this Type of Mass Spectrometry separates volatile components into a complex sample before utilizing Mass Spec to ionize the sample

Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GCMS)

200

Invented by John Bresnan in the late 1800's this device is most usually know as the?

Cellar Nozzle

300

Upon putting an unknown liquid in a sight-glass, what physical properties can be observed

Color, Smell, Viscosity, Volatility,

300

Vinegar

Acetic Acid

300

"Enes with Double Bonds" refers to this family of organic compounds containing at least one Carbon-Carbon double bond (C=C)

Alkenes

300

"Good Vibrations" but not for spectrometry. This Masshole hails from Dorchester, Massachusetts. 

Mark Wahlberg

300

What U.S. Fire Department is considered to have established the first designated hazmat team?

Jacksonville Fire Department 1977

400

Often considered the second step in testing an unknown. Adding water to an unknown solid or liquid confirms what?

Solubility/Miscibility

400

Rotten Eggs

Hydrogen Sulfide

400

The name of this James Bond film (1964) depicted a character dying after being covered in a metallically bonded paint.

Goldfinger

400

Originally just a Massachusetts hole in the wall, this joint from claims that America runs on them.

Dunkin' (Quincy, Mass)

400

In 1903, this U.S. city established its own High Pressure Fire Service System for combatting large fires along its waterfront and commercial areas.

Philadelphia

500

This field test is used to determine if a product is an energetic, often by introducing a hot pin to the product

Shock Test

500
Fruit or Pears

Ethyl Acetate

500

This type of strong chemical bond links smaller molecules (monomers) into long, repeating chains to create this process 

Polymerization

500

In order to start it's chemicals analysis, What temperature (in Fahrenheit) does the MX908 heat liquid and solid samples to?

482 degrees

500
This Fire Department is considered the largest county-based fire service in the U.S. covering 4,084 square miles with 177 fire stations.

Los Angeles County Fire Department