How many ACS chapters are there throughout the United States?
185
When was ACS chartered by the U.S. Congress?
April 6, 1876
What does ACS stand for?
American Chemistry Society
Group 1 elements are called?
Alkali metals
Atomic numbers of an atom are the same as the number of what in an atom?
protons
What is the name of the following polyatomic anion with a minus 1 charge? ClO3
Chlorate
True or False:
ACS has a Scholars Program.
TRUE. Applications open November 1st.
Who is the President of ACS?
Mauricia
How many molecules are in a mole of sugar?
6.022 X 10^23
Nitrogen's atomic number is _______.
7
What is a database created by ACS?
SciFinder
How many chemists founded ACS?
35
Who is the ACS faculty Advisor?
Dr. Mauro E. Castro
What are the 4 building block elements in the human body?
hydrogen, oxygen, carbon, and nitrogen
Why does hydrogen have an atomic number of 1?
because it only has one proton.
What do organic compounds always contain?
Carbon
Where was ACS founded?
College of Pharmacy of the City of New York
When are ACS meetings?
Every Thursday from 6-7pm via Microsoft Teams
Where on the periodic table would you be likely to find a gas whose molecules consist of single atoms?
The noble gases, or Group 8 or the right side
The earliest form of chemistry was called _______.
alchemy
Hydrogen and oxygen react to form water. If a mixture containing 100 grams of each is ignited, which is the limiting reagent?
Oxygen
What is the vision of ACS?
To improve people’s lives through the transforming power of chemistry.
True or False:
TAMUK ACS only welcomes chemistry majors?
FALSE. We welcome all majors!
Element 12 on the periodic table is
Magnesium
Some atoms have more ___________, which makes it an isotope and gives it a negative charge
electrons