Chemistry trivia

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• Which is the characteristic functional group of the alcohols?Organic chemistry
• Which alkene has the molecular formula C₂H₄?Organic chemistry
• Which is the correct general formula for a chain alkane?Organic chemistry
• What is the molecular formula of propane?Organic chemistry
• Which functional group gives ethanol (C₂H₅OH) its properties?Organic chemistry
• Which of the following is an unsaturated hydrocarbon?Organic chemistry
• Which monomer is polyethylene made from?Organic chemistry
• Which element is the central one that makes up organic compounds?Organic chemistry
• Which pair correctly gives the only elements that make up a hydrocarbon?Organic chemistry
• What is the name of the simplest alcohol, with the molecular formula CH₃OH?Organic chemistry
• Ethanol is an organic compound belonging to the alcohols.Organic chemistry
• Every compound that contains carbon is an organic compound.Organic chemistry
• A polymer is a large molecule made of small unit molecules linked over and over.Organic chemistry
• An alkene has at least one carbon-carbon double bond.Organic chemistry
• A chain alkane always has at least one double bond between its carbons.Organic chemistry
• The functional group of an organic compound plays a major part in setting the properties and reactions of the substance.Organic chemistry
• A saturated hydrocarbon always has a carbon-carbon double bond.Organic chemistry
• The double bond of an alkene can act as the site where an addition reaction takes place.Organic chemistry
• An organic compound means a compound that contains no carbon at all.Organic chemistry
• The molecular formula of methane is C₂H₆.Organic chemistry
• Which separation method is suited to driving the water off salt water to obtain the salt?States of matter · separation
• What is the change of state in which a liquid turns into a solid called?States of matter · separation
• What is the best way to separate the iron filings alone out of a mixture of sand and iron filings?States of matter · separation
• What is the best way to obtain salt-free water from salt water?States of matter · separation
• Which apparatus is used to separate two liquids that do not mix and form layers?States of matter · separation
• Which method is suited to splitting up the pigment components of a mixed ink so they can be identified?States of matter · separation
• Which condition makes a gas dissolve in a liquid in greater amounts?States of matter · separation
• Which state of matter has both a fixed shape and a fixed volume?States of matter · separation
• What is the boiling point of water at standard atmospheric pressure, that is, 1 atm?States of matter · separation
• What is the change in which a gas turns into a liquid, as when water vapor in the air becomes droplets?States of matter · separation
• A liquid changes shape according to the vessel holding it, but its volume stays nearly constant.States of matter · separation
• The boiling point of a liquid can change with the external pressure.States of matter · separation
• A solid turning straight into a gas without passing through the liquid state is called sublimation.States of matter · separation
• Evaporation happens only once a liquid reaches its boiling point.States of matter · separation
• A gas always has the same volume, whatever vessel holds it.States of matter · separation
• Many solid substances dissolve in water in greater amounts as the water gets hotter.States of matter · separation
• Filtration is the method used to strain out salt that is fully dissolved in water.States of matter · separation
• Distillation is a separation method that uses the fact that different substances have different boiling points.States of matter · separation
• Ice is heavier than the same volume of water, that is, denser.States of matter · separation
• The particles making up a solid move freely from place to place.States of matter · separation
• What is the formula of the molecule the element oxygen chiefly forms at room temperature?Inorganic chemistry
• Which family of elements sits in group 1 of the periodic table and reacts violently with water?Inorganic chemistry
• What is the chemical symbol for sodium?Inorganic chemistry
• Which of the following is a non-metal element?Inorganic chemistry
• Which gas is lighter than air and of low reactivity, so it is used in balloons?Inorganic chemistry
• Which metal is chiefly used to make electrical wire?Inorganic chemistry
• Which is a fitting way to reduce the rusting of iron?Inorganic chemistry
• Which ion is made when a magnesium atom loses two electrons?Inorganic chemistry
• What is the force that binds the sodium ion and the chloride ion together in sodium chloride (NaCl)?Inorganic chemistry
• Which group of the periodic table do the noble gases belong to?Inorganic chemistry
• In a compound that carries no charge, the oxidation numbers of all its atoms add up to zero.Inorganic chemistry
• The process in which a metal atom loses electrons and becomes a positive ion is oxidation.Inorganic chemistry
• In electrolysis, positive ions move to the anode.Inorganic chemistry
• Most metals are insulators that hardly carry electricity at all.Inorganic chemistry
• Helium is an element that belongs to the noble gases.Inorganic chemistry
• An ionic compound is held together by the pull between positive and negative ions.Inorganic chemistry
• Every element is a metal.Inorganic chemistry
• Every metal is a solid at room temperature.Inorganic chemistry
• The noble gases have an unstable electron arrangement and so react very readily with other elements.Inorganic chemistry
• An ionic bond can form through the attraction between positive and negative ions made when electrons move across.Inorganic chemistry