Description : Name the element discovered upon its extraction from pitchblende? w) platinum x) uranium y) iridium z) plutonium
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- URANIUM
Description : Which of the following elements does not occur in nature as a native ore? w) silver x) gold y) platinum z) aluminum
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- ALUMINUM
Description : In which form is Silicon most frequently found in nature? w) The free element Silicon x) Silicon-Oxygen compounds y) Silicon-Carbon compounds z) Silicon-Metal compounds
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- SILICON-OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
Description : Name two elements that find wide application in transistor industry – (1) Silicon and Germanium (2) Carbon and Platinum (3) Iridium and Germanium (4) Tungsten and Platinum
Last Answer : (1) Silicon and Germanium Explanation: A transistor is a semiconductor device used to amplify and switch electronic signals and electrical power. Semiconductor material (date first used): the metalloids ... -germanium (1989), the allotrope of carbon graphene (research ongoing since 2004), etc.
Description : Name two elements that find wide application in transistor industry (1) Silicon and Germanium (2) Carbon and Platinum (3) Iridium and Germanium (4) Tungsten and Platinum
Last Answer : Silicon and Germanium
Description : The lightest radioactive element is - (1) deuterium (2) polonium (3) technetium (4) uranium
Last Answer : (3) Technetium Explanation: Tritium is a radioactive isotope of hydrogen. It is the lightest radioactive element.
Description : Of the nonmetallic elements the one least likely to be found in organic compounds is: w) nitrogen x) phosphorus y) chlorine z) selenium
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- SELENIUM
Description : A complex anion is formed by Osmium ( in some oxidation state ) with ligands ( in proper number so that coordination number of osmium becomes six ). W
Last Answer : A complex anion is formed by Osmium ( in some oxidation state ) with ligands ( in proper number ... ) C. azidopentachloridoosmate(VI) D. None of these
Description : Nature tends to move toward states of: w) high energy and disorder x) high energy and order y) low energy and disorder z) low energy and order
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- LOW ENERGY AND DISORDER
Description : It is believed that carbon-14 in nature is slowly generated by the action of: w) protons on carbon-12 x) electrons on hydrogen y) cosmic rays on boron z) neutrons on nitrogen
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- NEUTRONS ON NITROGEN
Description : Which metal is heaviest - (1) osmium (2) mercury (3) iron (4) nickel
Last Answer : (1) osmium Explanation: I assume by "heaviest," you mean "densest;" in that case, the densest chemical element is osmium (which is a metal). Osmium has a density of around 22 grams per cubic centimeter.
Description : Which of the following elements is found in the earth's crust as both a native element and as a compound? w) argon x) copper y) chlorine z) silicon
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- COPPER
Description : Which of the following elements is not an alkaline earth metal? w) beryllium x) barium y) calcium z) rubidium
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- RUBIDIUM
Description : Most of the transuranic elements were first created: w) in Germany x) at Argonne National Laboratory y) in California z) in Russia
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- IN CALIFORNIA
Description : Which of the following elements does not normally occur as a diatomic molecule? w) hydrogen x) chlorine y) argon z) oxygen
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- ARGON
Description : Radon differs from other naturally radioactive elements in which one of the following ways. Is it because radon w) is extremely radioactive x) decays into the element radium y) is a noble gas z) is as chemically active as fluorine
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- IS A NOBLE GAS
Description : Which of the 3rd period elements loses electrons most readily? w) Sodium x) Magnesium y) Aluminum z) Silicon
Last Answer : ANSWER: A-SODIUM
Description : Elements that exist in two or more distinctly different solid forms are known as: w) azeotropes x) allotropes y) isotopes z) isochores
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- ALLOTROPES
Description : What are the major constituents of typical fly ash particles generated from the combustion of coal? w) acidic and basic oxides x) trace elements y) unburned carbon z) sulfates and phosphates
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- ACIDIC AND BASIC OXIDES
Description : Which of the following groups of elements have an OUTER ELECTRONIC configuration of S-2-P-2? w) halogens x) Nitrogen-Phosphorus Group y) Carbon-Silicon Group z) Boron-Aluminum Group
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- CARBON-SILICON GROUP
Description : Which of the following elements would most likely be a silvery solid at room temperature? w) Sodium x) Silicon y) Selenium z) Astatine
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- SODIUM
Description : Which of the following elements has the highest first ionization energy? w) Helium x) Neon y) Fluorine z) Argon
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- HELIUM
Description : Which of the following elements would form a covalent bond with Bromine? w) Calcium x) Aluminum y) Oxygen z) Tin
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- OXYGEN
Description : Which of the following elements has the largest crystallographic radius? w) Mg x) N y) K z) F
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- K
Description : The molar volume of which two elements is the same at standard temperature and pressure? w) fluorine and bromine x) fluorine and iodine y) fluorine and chlorine z) bromine and iodine
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- FLUORINE AND CHLORINE
Description : Which of the following elements gains electrons most readily? w) Sodium x) Magnesium y) Aluminum z) Fluorine
Last Answer : ANSWER: D -- FLUORINE
Description : Which of the following elements has the highest electronegativity? w) Lithium x) Iodine y) Cesium z) Oxygen
Last Answer : ANSWER: D -- OXYGEN
Description : Which of the following chemists was the first to use letters as symbols for elements? w) Ernest Oliver Lawrence x) Louis Andrew Proust y) Jons Jacob Berzelius z) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- JONS JACOB BERZELIUS
Description : Teflon is produced by polymerizing ethylene which hydrogen substituted with one of the following elements: w) teflinium x) tin y) fluorine z) carbon
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- FLUORINE
Description : Of the following elements which has the largest atomic radius? w) Ba x) F y) C z) Be
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- Ba
Description : The elements that have an outer electron configuration ns2 (read: n - s - 2) are called: w) halogens x) transition metals y) alkaline earths z) noble gases
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- ALKALINE EARTHS
Description : The lanthanide series elements are also known as: w) rare earth elements x) non-metals y) fifth period elements z) sixth period elements
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- RARE EARTH ELEMENTS
Description : Which of the following elements forms a tetrahedra structure? w) carbon x) beryllium y) boron z) fluorine
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- CARBON
Description : Which of the following elements can form the great number of covalent bonds? w) carbon x) nitrogen y) oxygen z) sulfur
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- SULFUR
Description : Which of the following elements would form an acid oxide with the formula XO2 and an acidic compound with hydrogen with the formula XH2? w) Sodium x) Magnesium y) Aluminum z) Sulfur
Description : Which of the following four elements has the largest atomic radius? Is it: w) strontium x) francium y) calcium z) bromine
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- FRANCIUM
Description : The elements in group 1A of the periodic table are called: w) halogens x) alkaline earths y) alkali metals z) rare earths
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- ALKALI METALS
Description : Name the person who developed a table of elements which revealed regularities in elemental properties in 1869? w) Theodore Richards x) Antoine Lavoisier y) Dmitri Mendeleev z) Svante Arrhenius
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- DMITRI MENDELEEV
Description : Which of the following scientists was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1911 for the discovery of the radioactive elements, radium and polonium? w) John Dalton x) Dmitri Mendeleev y) Emil Fischer z) Marie Curie
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- MARIE CURIE
Description : The particle nature of light is demonstrated by which of the following? w) the photoelectric effect x) the various colors of light y) the speed of light z) diffraction.
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- THE PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT
Description : For which of the following reasons is plutonium-238 used for generating electricity on spacecraft? w) It is an alpha emitter with long half-life. x) It is a beta emitter with high specific power. y) It occurs abundantly in nature. z) It has low specific power.
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- IT IS AN ALPHA EMITTER WITH LONG HALF-LIFE.
Description : The photoelectric effect is a demonstration of: w) the wave nature of light x) the particle nature of light y) Compton scattering z) the continuous spectrum of radiation
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- THE PARTICLE NATURE OF LIGHT
Description : The Grand Unified Theory of the forces of nature combines three of the four forces. Which force is NOT included? w) gravitational x) electromagnetic y) weak nuclear z) strong nuclear
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- GRAVITATIONAL
Description : Diffraction and interference demonstrate which of the following? w) particle nature of light x) wave nature of light y) polarization of light z) refraction of light
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- WAVE NATURE OF LIGHT
Description : The wave nature of electrons was EXPERIMENTALLY verified by: w) Einstein x) Davisson and Germer y) Balmer z) Bohr.
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- DAVISSON AND GERMER
Description : The Michelson interferometer was designed to study the nature of: w) water waves x) sound waves y) an "ether" z) sunlight
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- AN "ETHER"
Description : The wave nature of light is demonstrated by which of the following? w) the photoelectric effect x) color y) the speed of light z) diffraction
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- DIFFRACTION
Description : Name the change of state that occurs when osmium is heated from 4000©to6000©?
Last Answer : The state of liquid to gas change.
Description : What happens when osmium is heated from 4000°c to 6000°c?
Last Answer : It boils
Description : Which is the heaviest metal? A. Iron B. Mercury C. Nickel D. Osmium (Answer)
Last Answer : D. Osmium (Answer)