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Which element forms the majority of molecules in living creatures? Carbon
98%
What element provides the ions used most widely in batteries used in electronic goods such as phones and laptops? Lithium
94%
How many electrons are in the s subshell? 2
91%
At room temperature and pressure, what physical state is hydrogen in? Gas
91%
Mercury is in what physical state at room temperature and pressure? Liquid
91%
How many electrons are in the p subshell? 6
89%
How many electrons are in the d subshell? 10
87%
A collection of 6.022x10^23 'things' is known as a...: Mole
87%
What is the formula for the gas humans and animals exhale, a product of respiration? CO2
84%
How many electrons are in the f subshell? 14
83%
What is the term for a negative ion? Anion
75%
What is the term for a positive ion? Cation
72%
A compound/element that doesn't change a reaction but provides an alternative pathway, usually with a lower activation energy, and which frequently speeds up the reaction is known as what? Catalyst
71%
A vertical column of elements in the periodic table is known as a '...'? Group
67%
A horizontal row of elements in the periodic table goes by what term? Period
65%
What is the name given to the process where a substance transitions directly from the solid to the gas state? Sublimation
64%
Metals such as Cr, Mn and Pt are known as '... metals'. Transition
56%
The splitting of which set of orbitals causes the colour seen in many transition metals? d
54%
What are saturated hydrocarbons known as? Alkane
51%
What are unsaturated hydrocarbons known as? Alkene
50%
What would you call a substance containing only one type of atom? Element
45%
Name the period of elements stretching from Lanthanum to Lutetium. Lanthanides
44%
Name the period of elements stretching from Actinium to Lawrencium. Actinides
43%
Give the name used for a chemical species with one unpaired electron. Radical
28%
In Organic Chemistry, a species attracted to a negative charge is called what? Electrophile
24%
In Organic Chemistry, a species attracted to a positive charge is called what? Nucleophile
23%
Who's name is given to the rules for filling electron energy levels? Hund
15%
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