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    Who discovered calcium and barium?

    • Smithson Tennant
    • Antoine Balard
    • Sir Humphry Davy
    • Charles Hatchett
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  • 2. 

    What are the products of acid-base neutralization?

    • Water, Salt, Oxygen Gas

    • Water, Salt, Hydrogen Gas

    • Water, Salt

    • Water, Salt, Heat

    Correct Answer
    A. Water, Salt, Heat
  • 3. 

    How many electrons are in the third ring of the atom Chlorine?

    • 8

    • 7

    • 2

    • 4

    Correct Answer
    A. 7
  • 4. 

    What radioactive metallic element, found in all uranium ores, has an atomic number of 89?

    • Uranuim

    • Actinium

    • Ytterbium

    • Praseodymium

    Correct Answer
    A. Actinium
  • 5. 

    Which element has the highest boiling point at 5933.2 Kelvin?

    • Hf

    • W

    • Rh

    • Ta

    Correct Answer
    A. W
  • 6. 

    What is the stinky gas associated with swamps and anaerobic decomposition?

    • Carbon Monoxide

    • Methane

    • Swamp Gas

    • Hydrogen Sulfide

    Correct Answer
    A. Hydrogen Sulfide
  • 7. 

    Which suicidal 19th century chemist has the single line etched on his tombstone "S=k log W"?

    • James Maxwell

    • Henry Cavendish

    • Josiah Gibbs

    • Ludwig Boltzmann

    Correct Answer
    A. Ludwig Boltzmann
  • 8. 

    Heavy water contains what isotopic form of hydrogen?

    • Deuterium

    • None Of These Choices

    • Anterium

    • Tritium

    Correct Answer
    A. Deuterium
  • 9. 

    Out of the following list, which is NOT a strong acid?

    • Bromic

    • Oxalic

    • Selenic

    • Perbromic

    Correct Answer
    A. Oxalic
  • 10. 

    What is the oxidation number on the chromium in a dichromate ion "(Cr2O7)^2-"?

    • 6

    • 4

    • 7

    • 5

    Correct Answer
    A. 6
  • 11. 

    How many more times acidic is a solution of pOH 5 than a solution of pH 5?

    • 1x10^(-5)

    • 1x10^(-4)

    • 1x10^(-6)

    • 1x10^(-7)

    Correct Answer
    A. 1x10^(-4)
  • 12. 

    Which electron that would emit the greatest amount of energy by dropping electron levels?

    • N=5 To N=4

    • N=6 To N=3

    • N=2 To N=1

    • N=7 To N=5

    Correct Answer
    A. N=2 To N=1
  • 13. 

    Dr Pepper shares what main ingredient of most antifreezes?

    • Ethanol

    • Ethylene Glycol

    • Propanediol

    • Propylene Glycol

    Correct Answer
    A. Ethylene Glycol
  • 14. 

    In a lead storage battery, what strong acid is consumed in a reaction which produces the voltage?

    • Selenic Acid

    • Nitric Acid

    • Sulphuric Acid

    • Hydrochloric Acid

    Correct Answer
    A. Sulphuric Acid
  • 15. 

    From all salt elements, which group is most soluble?

    • Group 2A

    • Group 6A

    • Group 7A

    • Group 1A

    Correct Answer
    A. Group 1A
Janyce Wowk |BS (Chemistry) |
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Janyce Wowk is a chemistry professional with a B.S. in Chemistry from Montclair State University. Her experience as a research assistant and lab technician in a PFAS laboratory has allowed her to develop strong laboratory, data analysis, and research skills.

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