197 Chemistry Trivia Questions with Answers
197 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Who is considered the "father" of organic chemistry?
Answer
Friedrich Wöhler
Who discovered calcium and barium?
Answer
Sir Humphry Davy
Which element has the chemical symbol Ca?
Answer
Calcium
Which element has Na as its chemical symbol?
Answer
Sodium
What will usually happen to matter that is cooled?
Answer
It Contracts
What term is used for military use of harmful biological agents?
Answer
Biological Warfare
What state of matter is air?
Answer
Gas
What reagent could oxidize an alcohol to a carbonyl?
Answer
Sodium Hypochlorite
What particle in an atom has a positive charge?
Answer
Proton
What name is given to water in the gaseous state?
Answer
Steam
What is the splitting of atomic nuclei called?
Answer
Nuclear Fission
What is the most commonly used material in the manufacturing of semiconductors?
Answer
Monocrystalline Silicon
What is the most abundant element in the known universe?
Answer
Hydrogen
What is the main active chemical in marijuana?
Answer
Tetrahydrocannabinol
What is the inherent voltage of lithium?
Answer
2.7 Volts
What is the formula of sulphuric acid?
Answer
H2SO4
What is the chemical symbol for lead?
Answer
Pb
What is table salt's chemical name?
Answer
Sodium Chloride
What is known as the energy required to start a chemical reaction?
Answer
Activation Energy
What is an atom that has more electrons than normal referred to as?
Answer
Negative Ion
What is a link between atoms in a molecule called?
Answer
Chemical Bond
What is 37 degrees Celsius in Fahrenheit?
Answer
98.6 Degrees F
What element has an atomic number of 40?
Answer
Zirconium
What element gives the diamond its blue color?
Answer
Boron
What branch of chemistry is concerned with the chemistry of living organisms?
Answer
Biochemistry
What are electrically charged atoms called?
Answer
Ions
In RNA thymine from DNA is replaced by what?
Answer
Uracil
In a triple bond, how many each pi and sigma bonds are there?
Answer
Two Pi, One Sigma
If nitrous oxide is added to an engine, what will the effect be?
Answer
Adds More Oxygen To The Engine
How are neutrons and protons held together in a nucleus?
Answer
Nuclear Forces
Heavy water contains what isotopic form of hydrogen?
Answer
Deuterium
From all salt elements, which group is most soluble?
Answer
Group 1A
Acetylsalicylic acid is the chemical name for which?
Answer
Aspirin