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1. The total number of protons and neutrons in an atom is called its … ?

2. What letter is the SI symbol for electric charge?

3. A white metal that burns in water, plus a poisonous green gas, combine to make what substance?

4. What are biological compounds which are soluble in organic solvents but insoluble in water?

5. Because of its large valence shell and relatively low effective nuclear charge, what element has the biggest atoms, by volume?

6. Once confused with lead, what hard-to-magnetize element expands when solidifying?

7. What gas is used in carbonated drinks such as soft drinks, sodas, and lemonades?

8. As the story goes, how did Friedrich August von Kekule figure out the ring-like structure of benzene?

9. What attributes to repetition of short circuit if an electric fire is doused with?

10. Which is the toxic substance in a leaded petrol, which can cause brain damage specially in children?

11. Halogens get their name from the idea that form salts. Which of these is not a halogen?

12. What are the dispersion of a solid or liquid in a glass like smoke and fog?

13. First isolated in 1808 by Humphry Davy, what element is found in lime, cement, milk and teeth?

14. What California city gave its name to an artificially created radioactive metallic element, #97 on the periodic table?

15. According to Charles’s Law, what is directly proportional to the absolute temperature of a fixed amount of gas?

16. Now named for another element, what element was nearly called niton (Nt)?

17. Hydrogen is the first element on the periodic table. What is the second?

18. Gun metal is an alloy of how many percent of copper, tin and zinc in proportion?

19. Carbon has three common allotropes, one of which is amorphous carbon. Which of these is an example of amorphous carbon?

20. What is the common name for acetaldehyde (CH3,CHO)?

21. Which is the cheapest commercial acid among these?

22. What substance is added in small quantities to the water supplies, to prevent tooth decay?

23. Jons Jacob Berzelius not only identified silicon, selenium, thorium and cerium, he also developed what system?

24. To make a classroom volcano, add some vinegar to what kitchen staple?

25. What is the only chemical element named for a married couple?

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