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100

Since the very beginning, this has been the most abundant element in the universe

What is hydrogen?

100

This film about the development of the atomic bomb is went head-to-head with Barbie for a summer 2023 release 

What is Oppenheimer? 

100

This is the only element found in diamond

What is carbon? 

100

The boiling point of water is this easy-to-remember number in Celsius compared to its 212Âș counterpart in Fahrenheit

What is 100?

100

The Greek letter which signifies "change in" before a particular variable is this shape

What is a triangle?

200

This animal is often associated with Schrodinger and his famous concept of quantum superposition 

What is a cat? 

200

This early 2000s cartoon character's last name is also a subatomic particle with no charge found in an atom's nucleus

Who is Jimmy Neutron?

200

This South American country has an elemental namesake with the chemical symbol Ag

What is Argentina? 

200

This is the number that must be added to the temperature in Celsius to arrive at the equivalent value in Kelvin

What is 273?

200

While not a distinct state of matter, the notation (aq) tells the chemist that a chemical is this

What is aqueous?

300

This chemist was the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, and is the only woman to receive two Prizes total

Who is Marie Curie? 

300

This city is not only home to Sandia National Lab, but also an infamous TV chemist portrayed by Bryan Cranston

What is Albuquerque?

300

These two elements earned their names from the US university at which they were discovered 

What are californium and berkelium? 

300

This is the current number of elements on the Periodic Table

What is 118? 

300
This symbol for element 74 might be confusing to those who only know it by the name tungsten

What is W?

400

This scientist, primarily interested in photography, was the first to define mechanochemistry in an academic publication

Who is M. Carey Lea?

400

These two Muppets share names with objects you might find in a chemistry lab

Who are Bunsen and Beaker?

400

These two letters do not appear in any of the now-accepted names of the Periodic Table

What are J and Q?

400

As of July 2024, how many living people have an element named after them? 

What is 1?

400

The atomic symbol for bismuth, Bi, is found in the name of this common, violently pink over-the-counter medicine, given the fact that it's a key ingredient, too

What is Pepto-Bismol? 

500

On Monday, Dr. Batteas told us about the first known publication of mechanochemistry, written by Greek philosopher Theophrastus, which was given this apt title

What is On Stones? 

500
The F in AFM can be found in this title of the seventh episode of the Star Wars Saga

What is The Force Awakens? 

500

This chemical compound is what gave your Oobleck its fluorescent powers

What is fluorescein? 

500

This is the year that the first journal devoted entirely to Mechanochemistry launched in the Royal Society of Chemistry

What is 2023?

500

This symbol indicates that a reaction occurs mechanochemically

What is a triangle made of three circles?