Saturday, July 21, 2007

Chemical Reactions - Random Trivia Questions

I'm sure the reaction many of you had to seeing the word Chemical in the title of this post was not a positive one. Some of you are probably hoping it was a pun of some sort, and this is actually a music quiz. Sorry, it's not, but the following dozen questions about chemical processes shouldn't induce flashback nightmares about high school chemistry class either.

Chemical Reactions Questions

  • Q1) What chemical compound is the important output of the Haber process?
  • Q2) What compound besides carbon dioxide is produced when methane burns in oxygen?
  • Q3) What is the process of converting glucose into ethyl alcohol and carbon dioxide called?
  • Q4) What would you ingest calcium hydroxide for?
  • Q5) What is the main chemical element or compound in the air that causes silver to tarnish?
  • Q6) Besides water, what compound is created when ethyl alcohol oxidizes?
  • Q7) In an alkaline battery, what compound replaces the ammonium chloride or zinc chloride used in the previous-generation zinc-carbon battery?
  • Q8) What chemical element is often obtained using the Ames process?
  • Q9) What chemical compound is produced by the Bayer process (half credit if you know the element only)?
  • Q10) What chemical element is extracted using the Hunter process and the Kroll process?
  • Q11) What compound is removed by rinsing with methylene chloride or ethyl acetate, bathing in liquid carbon dioxide or oxygen, or using the tryglyceride, Roselius, or Swiss Water processes?
  • Q12) What chemical element is usually used to Galvanize steel?

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