Trivia Quiz on Chemistry Part 3

1. What is the name of the least dense element

A) Hydrogen

B) Helium

C) Neon

D) Nitrogen

E) Oxygen

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2. Spirit obtained from petroleum and used as a cleaning agent

A) Gasoline

B) Benzine

C) Kerosene

D) Naphtha

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3. What is the most slippery substance known to man

A) Mercury

B) Teflon

C) Tufoil

D) Silicone oil

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4. In which industry did Alfred Nobel make his fortune

A) Gunpowder

B) Petroleum

C) Textiles

D) Dynamite

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5. Alcohol is added to soap to make it

A) Clear

B) Colorful

C) Fragrant

D) Foamy

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6. What group of minerals are diamond, coal and graphite a part

A) Silicates

B) Carbon

C) Oxides

D) Sulfides

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7. What is extracted from the ore cinnabar

A) Gold

B) Lead

C) Sulfur

D) Mercury

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8. What silvery liquid metal is used in thermometers

A) Gold

B) Aluminum

C) Mercury

D) Gallium

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9. Calamine, used as an ointment , contains a carbonate of which element

A) Calcium

B) Magnesium

C) Zinc

D) Aluminum

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10. Which metallic element atomic no 83 soothes Gastric Ulcers

A) Magnesium

B) Calcium

C) Bismuth

D) Copper

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11. Which element has the chemical symbol Sr; capital S lower-case r

A) Strontium

B) Calcium

C) Barium

D) Samarium

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12. Who invented dynamite

A) Louis Pasteur

B) Thomas Edison

C) Nikola Tesla

D) Alfred Nobel

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13. With what is sulphur and charcoal mixed to make gunpowder

A) Nitrocellulose

B) Saltpetre

C) Nitroglycerin

D) Potassium chlorate

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14. The human body contains enough of what to kill all the fleas on an average dog

A) Calcium

B) Sulphur

C) Chlorine

D) Iron

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15. What is the most common atom in the universe

A) Helium

B) Hydrogen

C) Oxygen

D) Carbon

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16. Which element has the chemical symbol Cs; capital C lower-case s

A) Calcium

B) Caesium

C) Cerium

D) Copper

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17. What is the name of the element whose symbol is Pm

A) Promethium

B) Prometheum

C) Protactinium

D) Neptunium

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18. What's Krypton's state at standard temperature & pressure

A) Solid

B) Liquid

C) Gaseous

D) Plasma

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19. Substance that neutralizes alkalis and turns litmus paper red

A) Acid

B) Base

C) Buffer

D) Salt

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20. What is kaolin

A) A type of cement

B) Pure china clay

C) A natural pigment

D) A mineral used for glassmaking

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21. What is unusual about the elements mercury & bromime

A) Liquid at room temperature

B) They are both gases at room temperature

C) They are both noble metals

D) They are the lightest elements

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22. British chemist, who isolated and described several gases, including oxygen, and who is considered one of the founders of modern chemistry because of his contributions to experimentation

A) Robert Boyle

B) Carl Wilhelm Scheele

C) Joseph Priestley

D) Antoine Lavoisier

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23. Which chemical element is named after the Greek for 'rose'?

A) Osmium

B) Rhodium

C) Cerium

D) Chromium

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24. What's krypton's state at standard temperature and pressure

A) Solid

B) Gaseous

C) Liquid

D) Plasma

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25. Of what is 98% of the weight of water made

A) Oxygen

B) Hydrogen

C) Carbon

D) Nitrogen

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26. C10 H16 Is The Actual Chemical Symbol For Which Everyday Item

A) Acetone

B) Turpentine

C) Mineral spirits

D) Limonene

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27. What element does the symbol 'at' represent

A) Argon

B) Titanium

C) Astatine

D) Tantalum

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28. Created By German Scientists In 1876, What Was The First Artificial Favouring

A) Lemon Extract

B) Strawberry Flavoring

C) Cinnamon Extract

D) Vanilla Essence

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29. What Nationality Was The Chemist Alfred Nobel

A) Swedish

B) Norwegian

C) Danish

D) Swiss

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30. Artificial PKN Fertilisers Were Introduced In Britain In 1926. What Are The Constituent Parts

A) Phosphorus, Potash & Sulfur

B) Phosphorus, Potash & Magnesium

C) Phosphorus, Potash & Nitrogeon

D) Phosphorus, Potash & Calcium

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31. Which Metallic Element Has The Symbol EU

A) Osmium

B) Copper

C) Nickel

D) Europium

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32. Which element makes up 46.6% of the Earth's crust

A) Silicon

B) Aluminum

C) Oxygen

D) Iron

E) Magnesium

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33. What Nationality Was Christian Schonbein, Who Discovered Ozone In 1840

A) Swiss

B) Danish

C) German

D) French

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34. What is the symbol for iron in chemistry?

A) Ir

B) Cu

C) Pb

D) Fe

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35. Which two metals make up brass?

A) Iron and Nickel

B) Copper and Zinc

C) Tin and Lead

D) Aluminum and Zinc

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36. Which soft metal is used in the production of soap?

A) Magnesium

B) Sodium

C) Potassium

D) Aluminum

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37. Which metal has the chemical element W?

A) Gold

B) Tungsten

C) Iron

D) Molybdenum

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38. For What Substance Is K The Chemical Notation

A) Sodium

B) Potassium

C) Calcium

D) Hydrogen

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39. Which substance has the chemical formula HCl?

A) Hydrogen chloride

B) Chlorine gas

C) Hydrochloric acid

D) Sodium chloride

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40. What is it that turns blue litmus paper red?

A) Base

B) Water

C) Acid

D) Alcohol

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41. Which chemical element was foremerly known as the latin "Kalium", hence bears the symbol "K"?

A) Sodium

B) Calcium

C) Potassium

D) Iron

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42. What Is The common Name For Acetic Acid

A) Ethyl alcohol

B) Vinegar

C) Citric acid

D) Lactic acid

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43. What Is The Second Most Common Element On Earth

A) Oxygen

B) Hydrogen

C) Carbon

D) Silicone

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44. The atomic weights in the periodic table are stated in proportion to the weight of what element, with atomic number 6?

A) Hydrogen

B) Oxygen

C) Nitrogen

D) Carbon

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45. Which element has the chemical symbol PT

A) Palladium

B) Potassium

C) Phosphorus

D) Platinum

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46. Which substance has the chemical symbol 03?

A) Ozone

B) Oxygen

C) Osmium

D) Oganesson

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47. What has the chemical formula H2, SO4?

A) Hydrochloric acid

B) Phosphoric acid

C) Sulphuric Acid

D) Nitric acid

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48. What is the scientific name for brimstone?

A) Sulphur

B) Sulfuric acid

C) Sulphur dioxide

D) Bromine

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49. What Is Diazepam Better Known As

A) Xanax

B) Klonopin

C) Valium

D) Ativan

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50. This is the symbol for tin.

A) Sn

B) Ti

C) Zn

D) Pb

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