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Chemists And Chemical Principles
- Who are some of the founders of modern chemistry? [answer]
- Who made the first organic compound to be synthesized from inorganic ingredients? [answer]
- Who is known as the founder of crystallography? [answer]
- When was spontaneous combustion first recognized? [answer]
Physicists And Physical Principles
- Who is generally regarded as the person who discovered the electron, the proton, and the neutron? [answer]
- What is the speed of light? [answer]
- What were some of the leading contributions of Albert Einstein? [answer]
- What is inertia? [answer]
- Who is generally regarded as the founder of quantum mechanics? [answer]
- Who is the founder of the science of magnetism? [answer]
- How is ''absolute zero" defined? [answer]
- Who invented the thermometer? [answer]
- What is the Kelvin temperature scale and how does it compare with Celsius and Fahrenheit scales? [answer]
- What is an adiabatic process? [answer]
- Why does a boomerang return to its thrower? [answer]
- Does water running down a drain rotate in a different direction in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres? [answer]
- What is a Leyden jar? [answer]
Chemical Elements
- What are the two most abundant chemical elements on Earth? [answer]
- Who developed the periodic table? [answer]
- What are the alkali metalls? [answer]
- What are the alkaline earth metals? [answer]
- Which elements are liquid at room temperature? [answer]
- What are the transition elements? [answer]
- What are some chemical elements whose symbols are not derived from their English names? [answer]
- Which elements have the most isotopes? [answer]
- Which chemical element is the most abundant one in the universe? [answer]
- What is heavy water? [answer]
Matter
- What are the four states of matter? [answer]
- What are the subatomic particles? [answer]
- How did the quark get its name? [answer]
- What are the characteristics of alpha, beta, and gamma radiation? [answer]
- Why is liquid water more dense than ice? [answer]
Light And Sound
- Is light made of waves or particles? [answer]
- Does hot water freeze faster than cold water? [answer]
- What are the colors in light? [answer]
- Why does the color of clothing appear different in direct light than it does under fluorescent lignt? [answer]
- What is the speed of sound? [answer]
- What causes the sounds that are heard in a seashell? [answer]
- What is a decibel? [answer]
- What is the Doppler effect? [answer]
Terms And Measurements
- What is the density of air? [answer]
- What are the gas laws? [answer]
- How did the electrical term "ampere" originate? [answer]
- What is a mole in chemistry? [answer]
- What is "STP"? [answer]
- How did the electrical unit "volt" originate? [answer]
- How did the electrical unit "watt" originate? [answer]
- What does half-life mean? [answer]