N |
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| 1 pt |
| | What is 77 K? |
| | Boiling point of liquid nitrogen (+/- 10%) |
| 2 pt |
| | What is air (or the distillation of liquid air)? |
| | Major source of elemental nitrogen |
| 3 pt |
| | What is ammonia (for use in fertilizer and explosives)? |
| | Major product of the Haber process |
| 4 pt |
| | What is aqua fortis (strong water)? |
| | Initial name given to nitric acid by alchemists in the middle ages |
| 5 pt |
| | What is an inert gas to preserve food freshness or light bulb filaments? |
| | Major use of nitrogen gas outside science labs |
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P |
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| 1 pt |
| | What is white (explosive) and red (stable)? |
| | Two allotropes of phosphorus |
| 2 pt |
| | What is a detergent additive (promotes eutrophication)? |
| | Common use of phosphates that has been curtailed due to their negative environmental impact |
| 3 pt |
| | What is urine? |
| | Natural source where phosphorus was first extracted by Brandt in 1669 |
| 4 pt |
| | What is the striking strip on match boxes/books? |
| | Common use of red phorphorus mixed with sand and applied in a thin strip |
| 5 pt |
| | What is light bearer (Greek, because it glows)? |
| | Meaning of the word "Phosphorus" |
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As |
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| 1 pt |
| | What is soil/groundwater contamination caused by arsenic-based insecticides (orchards)? |
| | Major problem caused by arsenic in many new housing developments |
| 2 pt |
| | What is agent blue (one of the five "rainbow herbicides")? |
| | Name of arseinc-containing herbicide used during the Vietnam War |
| 3 pt |
| | What is an additive to wood to make it resistant to insects, bacteria and fungi (pressure treated lumber)? |
| | Major use of arsenic in construction prior to 2004 |
| 4 pt |
| | What is taken internally and/or externally by women to improve their complexion? |
| | Common use of arsenic during the Victorian era when mixed with vinegar and chalk |
| 5 pt |
| | What is green (paris green / emerald green)? |
| | Color of copper/arsenic salts used as pigments |
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Sb |
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| 1 pt |
| | What is solder (lead free)? Also used in glass or pewter to replace lead |
| | Usage of antimony that takes advantage of it's similarity to lead |
| 2 pt |
| | What are IR detectors and LEDs? |
| | Major use of antimony in industry |
| 3 pt |
| | What is stibnite? |
| | Name of antimony's major ore (Sb_2_S_3_) |
| 4 pt |
| | What is stibium (Sb)? |
| | Name given to antimony by Berzelius |
| 5 pt |
| | What is "The Triumphant Chariot of Antimony"? |
| | Alchemical text published in 1660 involving antimony |
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Bi |
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| 1 pt |
| | What is the most inert metal? |
| | "Claim to fame" for bismuth in the periodic table |
| 2 pt |
| | What is bismulthinite or bismite? |
| | Most common bismuth ore |
| 3 pt |
| | What is antacid/ulcer medication (Peopto Bismol)? |
| | Industrial use of bismuth subsalicylate |
| 4 pt |
| | What is bullets for waterfowl hunting? |
| | Required use of bismuth-tin in the place of lead by the US game commission |
| 5 pt |
| | What is hemorrhoid cream (Preparation H)? |
| | Major use of bismuth oxide |
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