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Hint	First Letter	Answer	% Correct
The lowest possible temperature, at which, theoretically, atoms stop moving.	A	Absolute zero	83%
Any of the soft, light, reactive metals of Group 1 of the periodic table.	A	{Alkali} metal	82%
Any compound which yields H+ ions (protons) when dissolved in water.	A	Acid	78%
Any of a class of generally water-soluble compounds, having bitter taste, that turn red litmus blue, and react with acids to form salts.	B	Base	78%
A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process.	C	Catalyst	73%
In the International System of Units, the base unit of thermodynamic temperature.	K	Kelvin	70%
A row in the periodic table of the elements.	P	Period	64%
The quantity of matter which a body contains, irrespective of its bulk or volume.	M	Mass	63%
The movement of particles from an area of higher concentration to one of lower concentration.	D	Diffusion	56%
(of a reaction) That releases energy in the form of heat.	E	Exothermic	54%
A liquid (or a gas) that dissolves a solute in solution.	S	Solvent	54%
A globular protein that catalyses a biological chemical reaction.	E	Enzyme	53%
A solution that has had additional solvent, such as water, added to it into order to make it less concentrated.	D	Dilution	49%
A chemical reaction which can go both ways: reactants make products and products make reactants.	R	{Reversible} reaction	41%
The science of measuring the heat absorbed or evolved during the course of a chemical reaction or change of state.	C	Calorimetry	32%
A substance that, in solution or when molten, ionizes and conducts electricity.	E	Electrolyte	29%
Any particle in the nucleus of an atom.	N	Nucleon	29%
The unique temperature and pressure at which the solid, liquid and gas phases of a substance are all in equilibrium.	T	{Triple} point	29%
A chemical compound composed of only two elements.	B	{Binary} compound	26%
The smallest repeating structure (parallelepiped) of atoms within a crystal, from which the structure of the complete crystal can be inferred.	U	{Unit} cell	23%
The energy that holds protons and neutrons together in the atomic nucleus.	B	{Binding} energy	20%
The number of significant digits to which a value may be measured reliably.	P	Precision	19%
The process of gases passing through a hole or holes considerably smaller than the mean free path of the gas molecules.	E	Effusion	15%
To add something to (ethanol) that makes it unsuitable for consumption but leaves it suitable for most other purposes.	D	Denature	12%
The process by which a compound body breaks up into simpler constituents.	D	Dissociation	9%