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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Element which forms the majority of molecules in living creatures.	Carbon	99%
What element provides the ions used most widely in batteries used in electronic goods such as phones and laptops?	Lithium	95%
Number of electrons in the s subshell.	2	94%
Mercury is in what physical state at room temperature and pressure?	Liquid	94%
Number of electrons in the d subshell.	10	93%
Number of electrons in the p subshell.	6	93%
At room temperature and pressure, what physical state is hydrogen in?	Gas	92%
A collection of 6.022x10^23 'things' is known as a...:	Mole	90%
Number of electrons in the f subshell.	14	88%
The term for a negative ion.	Anion	88%
The term for a positive ion.	Cation	87%
What is the formula for the gas humans and animals exhale, a product of respiration?	CO2	87%
A horizontal row of elements in the periodic table goes by what term?	Period	87%
A vertical column of elements in the periodic table is known as a what?	Group	83%
A compound/element that doesn't change a reaction but provides an alternative pathway, usually with a lower activation energy, and which frequently speeds up the reaction.	Catalyst	80%
Metals such as Cr, Mn and Pt are known as '... metals'.	Transition	78%
The splitting of which set of orbitals causes the colour seen in many transition metals?	d	73%
What is the name given to the process where a substance transitions directly from the solid to the gas state?	Sublimation	72%
Hydrocarbon, unsaturated.	Alkene	71%
Hydrocarbon, saturated.	Alkane	69%
A large collection of atoms of one type.	Element	58%
Period of elements stretching from Lanthanum to Lutetium.	Lanthanides	50%
Period of elements stretching from Actinium to Lawrencium.	Actinides	46%
In Organic Chemistry, a species attracted to a negative charge is called what?	Electrophile	41%
In Organic Chemistry, a species attracted to a positive charge is called what?	Nucleophile	39%
Chemical species with one unpaired electron.	Radical	38%
Who's name is given to the rules for filling electron energy levels?	Hund	27%