Which later-named compound did Faraday obtain by decomposing hexachloroethane?
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tetrachloroethylene
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Which later-named compound did Faraday obtain by decomposing hexachloroethane?
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tetrachloroethylene
Which carbon-chlorine compound did Faraday make by chlorinating ethylene?
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hexachloroethane
What phenomenon describes Faraday inducing current between two coils on an iron ring?
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mutual inductance
Faraday's work around a current-carrying conductor helped establish what field concept?
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electromagnetic field
Which academy elected Faraday a Foreign Honorary Member in 1832?
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American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Which carbon-chlorine compound did Faraday make by chlorinating ethylene?
Answer
hexachloroethane
What phenomenon describes Faraday inducing current between two coils on an iron ring?
Answer
mutual inductance
Faraday's work around a current-carrying conductor helped establish what field concept?
Answer
electromagnetic field
Which academy elected Faraday a Foreign Honorary Member in 1832?
Answer
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Which university granted Faraday an honorary Doctor of Civil Law in 1832?
Answer
University of Oxford
On what date was Faraday appointed Chemical Assistant at the Royal Institution?
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1 March 1813
What sensitive compound injured Davy and Faraday in an explosion?
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nitrogen trichloride
Who gave Faraday many tickets to Humphry Davy's lectures in 1812?
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William Dance
Which discussion society did young Faraday attend for lectures on science?
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City Philosophical Society
Who was Faraday's bookbinder and bookseller master in Blandford Street?
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George Riebau
Which Royal Institution lecture event did Faraday found in 1825?
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Friday Evening Discourses