| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Which element forms the majority of molecules in living creatures? | Carbon | 98%
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| What element provides the ions used most widely in batteries used in electronic goods such as phones and laptops? | Lithium | 94%
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| How many electrons are in the s subshell? | 2 | 91%
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| At room temperature and pressure, what physical state is hydrogen in? | Gas | 91%
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| Mercury is in what physical state at room temperature and pressure? | Liquid | 91%
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| How many electrons are in the p subshell? | 6 | 89%
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| How many electrons are in the d subshell? | 10 | 87%
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| A collection of 6.022x10^23 'things' is known as a...: | Mole | 87%
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| What is the formula for the gas humans and animals exhale, a product of respiration? | CO2 | 84%
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| How many electrons are in the f subshell? | 14 | 83%
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| What is the term for a negative ion? | Anion | 75%
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| What is the term for a positive ion? | Cation | 72%
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| 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%
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| A vertical column of elements in the periodic table is known as a '...'? | Group | 67%
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| A horizontal row of elements in the periodic table goes by what term? | Period | 65%
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| What is the name given to the process where a substance transitions directly from the solid to the gas state? | Sublimation | 64%
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| Metals such as Cr, Mn and Pt are known as '... metals'. | Transition | 56%
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| The splitting of which set of orbitals causes the colour seen in many transition metals? | d | 54%
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| What are saturated hydrocarbons known as? | Alkane | 51%
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| What are unsaturated hydrocarbons known as? | Alkene | 50%
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| What would you call a substance containing only one type of atom? | Element | 45%
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| Name the period of elements stretching from Lanthanum to Lutetium. | Lanthanides | 44%
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| Name the period of elements stretching from Actinium to Lawrencium. | Actinides | 43%
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| Give the name used for a chemical species with one unpaired electron. | Radical | 28%
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| In Organic Chemistry, a species attracted to a negative charge is called what? | Electrophile | 24%
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| In Organic Chemistry, a species attracted to a positive charge is called what? | Nucleophile | 23%
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| Who's name is given to the rules for filling electron energy levels? | Hund | 15%
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