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Name that Gas! (Elements and Compounds in Chemistry)

For each clue, name the gas it describes!

All answers are a single word, unless otherwise indicated.

Hint: Answers in the first column are elements, while answers in the second column are not.

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Hint	Gas
The most common gas in the atmosphere	nitrogen
Important gas for animals from air and water	oxygen
Inert gas that is the third most common in the atmosphere	argon
Light gas that famously makes one's voice squeaky	helium
Flammable gas responsible for the Hindenburg's fire	hydrogen
Noble gas that was used to illuminate advertising signs	neon
Radioactive gas that can seep into people's houses	radon
Gas that was used as a chemical weapon in WW1	chlorine
The lightest halogen (highly toxic)	fluorine
Noble gas appearing in atmosphere at 1 part per million	krypton
Noble gas found in atmosphere at less than 100 parts per billion	xenon

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Formula NH3, used in household cleaners and rocket fuel	ammonia
Greenhouse gas contained in cattle belches	methane
Aka trioxygen, forms a protective layer that shields from UV	ozone
Commonly known for embalming fluid (but actually a gas)	formaldehyde
Gas commonly used in cigarette lighters	butane
Gas commonly used in barbecue stove gas tanks	propane
Exhaled by land animals, its solid form is called "dry ice"	carbon dioxide
General anesthetic also known as laughing gas	nitrous oxide
Colorless, odorless toxic gas (product of incomplete combustion)	carbon monoxide
Known for making one's voice lower-pitched when inhaled	sulfur hexafluoride

Level 84

Sep 9, 2022

Also try Name that Liquid!!

Level 60

May 12, 2022

Carbon Monoxide is a product of *incomplete* combustion. Otherwise, great quiz!

Level 84

May 12, 2022

Thanks, Chutney! I added that!

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