Question | Answer |
What are the only 2 liquid elements on the Periodic Table? | Br, Hg
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On average, how many grams of salt are in the human body? | 250g
| What is the only letter that does not appear on the PT? | J
| What is one way to make new Ozone? Why do we need an ozone layer? | lightning strikes, protects us from UV rays
| If you took all of the carbon out of the average human body, how many graphite pencils could you make from it? | 9000
| What is the rarest naturally-occurring element in the Earth’s crust? | Astatine
| Why do helium balloons float? | lighter than air
| What type of organisms can eat hot peppers without them tasting hot? | birds
| What colour is oxygen in the liquid form? | blue
| What metal on the PT is naturally antibacterial? | Cu
| What is the coldest state of matter called? | Bose-Einstein Condensate superfluid
| What gas is given off by apples and pears as they ripen? | ethylene gas
| At what temperature does air become a liquid in degrees Celsius and in Kelvin? | -190oC, -463K
| Which country used natural gas to light houses and streetlights? What year did this happen? | In 1785, Britain
| When was the word gas coined? What does it mean in the Greek language? | 1650–60, Greek word for chaos
| What is the heaviest known gas? | Radon
| What is the only solid element that will liquefy in your hand? | Ga
| What is the softest known substance? | talc
| What temperature does Liquid nitrogen boils at in degrees Celsius and Kelvin? | −196 °C, −77K
| Why can you get scurvy from eating too many preserved meats (i.e. hotdogs)? | Has Erythorbic acid in them – mimics Vitamin C |