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Who is largely considered the "Father of Modern Chemistry"?
Michael Faraday
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D
Jöns Jacob Berzelius
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C
Antoine Lavoisier
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B
Robert Boyle
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A
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Michael Faraday
D
Jöns Jacob Berzelius
C
Antoine Lavoisier
B
Robert Boyle
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What was the first analytical method developed in analytical chemistry?
X-ray crystallography
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D
Chromatography
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C
Spectrophotometry
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B
Titration
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X-ray crystallography
D
Chromatography
C
Spectrophotometry
B
Titration
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Radon accounts for most of the background radiation we are exposed to. From what atom does it decay?
Thorium-234
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D
Uranium-234
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C
Thorium-230
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B
Radium-226
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Thorium-234
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Uranium-234
C
Thorium-230
B
Radium-226
A
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Gas chromatography separates compounds depending on what?
Molecular weight
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D
Freezing point
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C
Melting point
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B
Boiling point
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Molecular weight
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Freezing point
C
Melting point
B
Boiling point
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What’s one of the first chemical reactions required for making cheese?
Lactose -> Galactose
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D
Lactose -> Lactic Acid
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C
Lactose -> Glucose
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B
Lactose -> Acetic Acid
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Lactose -> Galactose
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Lactose -> Lactic Acid
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Lactose -> Glucose
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Lactose -> Acetic Acid
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Chemists isolated salicylic acid, a precursor to aspirin, from the bark of what kind of tree?
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Honey locust
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Elm
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Willow
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Cedar
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Honey locust
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D
Elm
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C
Willow
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B
Cedar
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A
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Which of these factors are among green chemistry’s primary principles?
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All the above
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D
Developing energy-efficient chemical processes
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C
Reducing or eliminating the use and generation of hazardous substances
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B
Using renewable and sustainable resources
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A
All the above
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Developing energy-efficient chemical processes
C
Reducing or eliminating the use and generation of hazardous substances
B
Using renewable and sustainable resources
A
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