Description : Mendeleev proposed the existence of an unknown element that he called eka-aluminum. The element is now called: w) magnesium x) silicon y) gallium z) germanium
Last Answer : ANSWER: C -- GALLIUM
Description : A COPPER strip is placed in one compartment of a voltaic cell and a wire connects this strip to a piece of metal in the other compartment through a voltmeter. If the voltmeter reads zero, the other piece of metal is: w) zinc x) mercury y) silver z) copper
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- COPPER
Description : Zinc is most soluble in which of the following liquids? w) Water x) Alchohol y) Mercury z) Oil
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- MERCURY
Description : Which of the following metals is a solid at room temperature, yet melts in your hand? w) gallium x) cesium y) sodium z) magnesium
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- GALLIUM
Description : Which of the following metals melts in your hand? w) gallium x) cesium y) sodium z) magnesium
Description : Which metallic element is liquid at room temperature? A. Zinc B. Nickel C. Lead D. Mercury (Answer)
Last Answer : D. Mercury (Answer)
Description : All alloys contain this element if they are amalga The element is: w) iron x) mercury y) gold z) platinum
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- MERCURY
Description : Which of the following is an important element of stainless steel. w) chromium x) magnesium y) copper z) nickel
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- CHROMIUM
Description : Which of the following is the only element which i "mined" from the sea? Is it: w) copper x) magnesium y) uranium z) zinc
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- MAGNESIUM
Description : I have a question about hot dip galvanizing. Is there any effect on galvanized coating if flux (zinc ammonium chloride salt) mixed inside hydrochloric acid tank instead of the normal separate hydrochloric acid tank and flux tank?
Last Answer : They should be applied separately, the acid and flux are weakening each other mixed together like that. Although they perform two separate functions in the process, both functions are necessary and are being weakened by mixing the two chemicals. You may have problems with the plating flaking off.
Description : Which of the following metals is least subject to oxidation? w) silver x) gold y) magnesium z) nickel
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- GOLD
Description : Which oxide of the following metals is often used as a pigment in white paint? w) titanium x) cobalt y) nickel z) vanadium
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- TITANIUM
Description : Which one of the following metals is immune to corrosion by air, water, hydrochloric acid and nitric acid; but is soluble in aqua regia? w) gold x) silver y) magnesium z) nickel
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- GOLD
Description : Which of the following metals is obtained from its most common ore using an electrolytic process? w) nickel x) tin y) aluminum z) manganese
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- ALUMINUM
Description : Which of the following materials are used in the manufacture of pig iron from iron ore? w) Limestone and carbon x) Calcium oxide and oxygen y) Chromium and nickel z) Oxygen and sulfur dioxide
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- LIMESTONE AND CARBON
Description : Which of the following are alloying materials used the manufacture of stainless steel? w) Limestone and carbon x) Calcium oxide and oxygen y) Oxygen and sulfur dioxide z) Chromium and nickel
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- CHROMIUM AND NICKEL
Description : Which of the following substances is classified as amorphous? w) glass x) Zinc y) diamond z) sodium chloride
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- GLASS
Description : Ethylene diamine tetraacetoacetate (pron: te-tra-a-see-tow-AS-e-tate) (EDTW) is often used for which of the following: w) Determine hardness of water x) Measure the amount of zinc in a solution. y) A preservative in foods z) All of the above
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- ALL OF THE ABOVE
Description : In the common dry cell, the zinc atoms are: w) reduced at the cathode x) oxidized at the cathode y) oxidized at the anode z) reduced at the anode
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- OXIDIZED AT THE ANODE
Description : The metals with very low melting points which melts by the temperature of palm are A) Sodium and potassium B) Lead and magnesium C) Aluminium and zinc D) Gallium and caesium
Last Answer : D) Gallium and caesium
Description : The core of the earth is thought to be composed of which of the following? w) basalt and granite x) compressed gases y) uranium and lead z) iron and nickel
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- IRON AND NICKEL
Description : Steel is composed of a number of elements. The two essential elements are iron and w) aluminum x) carbon y) nickel z) silicon
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- CARBON
Description : The term "laminar flow" is most often associated with the description of: w) conduction of sound by waves x) current flow in transistors y) effects of viscosity of liquids z) passage of light rays through a liquid
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- EFFECTS OF VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS
Description : Principal alloying element in Elinvar (used for making hair springs for watches) is (A) Copper (B) Aluminium (C) Nickel (D) Zinc
Last Answer : Option C
Description : This planet's orbit gave proof of the superiority of Einstein's theory of gravity over Newton's: w) Mercury x) Earth y) Mars z) Pluto
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- MERCURY
Description : Safety aside, for which of the following reasons is alcohol used in preference to mercury in a minimum thermometer? w) Alcohol has a higher boiling point x) Alcohol has a lower freezing point y) Alcohol contracts more uniformly z) Alcohol can be dyed for visibility
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- ALCOHOL HAS A LOWER FREEZING POINT
Description : The specific gravity of mercury at Standard Temperature and Pressure is: w) 0.75 x) 4.0 y) 13.6 z) 19.3
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 13.6
Description : Which of the following elements was unknown to ancient civilizations? w) tin x) aluminum y) mercury z) sulfur
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- ALUMINUM
Description : Most commercial nuclear power plants worldwide are cooled by: w) sodium x) mercury y) helium z) water
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- WATER
Description : A zinc plate is attached to the knob of a negatively charged electroscope. What will happen to the leaves of the electroscope when ultraviolet light is shown on the zinc plate. Will the leaves: w) collapse at once x) gradually come together y) gradually spread further apart z) remain unaffected
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- GRADUALLY COME TOGETHER
Description : Sphalerite is a primary ore of which of the following metals? w) zinc x) tin y) copper z) iron
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- ZINC
Description : Galena is a primary ore of which of the following metals? w) zinc x) tungsten y) lead z) silver
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- LEAD
Description : Hematite is a primary ore of which of the followin metals? w) zinc x) tungsten y) iron z) none of the above
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- IRON
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 following is the element which makes up about 8 percent of the earth's crust and occurs in all rocks except limestone and sandstone? w) sulfur x) aluminum y) sodium z) magnesium
Description : This natural fiber obtained from the stems of a plant of the nettle family has found popularity in modern fibers with a high wet strength, absorbent but dries quickly, it can be spun or woven, has a high rot ... a source of heat or power? w) Plutonium-238 x) Strontium-90 y) Cesium-137 z) Uranium-235
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- PLUTONIUM-238
Description : Within a given period of the periodic table, the element with the lowest ionization energy is: w) transition metal x) alkali metal y) halogen z) noble gas
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- ALKALI METAL
Description : The metallic element with the highest melting point is: w) Ta x) W y) Rh z) Mo
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- W
Description : When a radioisotope undergoes beta minus decay, does its atomic number: w) increase x) decrease y) remain the same z) vary depending on the element involved
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- INCREASE
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 : The existence of an element in two or more forms i the same physical phase is known as: w) allotropy x) diphasisty y) polyformation z) diatomic existence
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- ALLOTROPY
Description : What is the only nonmetal element that is a liquid room temperature? w) phosphorus x) bromine y) iodine z) arsenic
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- BROMINE
Description : The element used in treating manic depression is: w) sulfur x) nitrogen y) calcium z) lithium
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- LITHIUM
Description : The most abundant element in the universe is thoug to be: w) carbon x) oxygen y) hydrogen z) nitrogen
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- HYDROGEN
Description : Cinnabar, pyrite and galena are minerals which consist of one or more metals combined with the same element. Which one of the following is the element that is common to all three of these minerals? Is it: w) iron x) copper y) sulfur z) sodium
Last Answer : ANSWER: C-- SULFUR
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 is the element represented by the symbol B? w)Barium x)Bismuth y)Boron z)Beryllium
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- BORON
Description : Choose a statement that correctly defines the term AMALGAM: A. Amalgam is a metallic powder composed of silver, tin, copper and zinc B. Amalgam is an alloy of two or more metals that have been dissolved in ... is mixed with mercury E. Amalgam is an alloy of two or more metals, one of them is tin
Last Answer : C. Amalgam is an alloy of two or more metals, one of them is mercury
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 : Minamata disease is a nervous disorder caused by eating fish, polluted with (1) Iron (2) Lead (3) Mercury (4) Nickel
Last Answer : (3) Mercury Explanation: Minamata disease is a neurological syndrome caused by severe mercury poisoning Symptoms include ataxia numbness in the hands and feet, general muscle weaknes narrowing of the field of vision and damage to hearing and speech.