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What is Oxygen?
A highly reactive nonmetal required for respiration with an atomic mass of 15.9994.
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General Chem I
What Chemistry course introduces students to nomenclature, thermodynamics, reactions involving oxygen, hydrogen, acids, bases, and more? This course also introduces students to the periodic table, atomic and molecular structure.
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Who is James C. Stallings?
Who is the chemist this club is named after?
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What is a neutralization reaction?
This is name of the reaction between an acid and a base.
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What is Calcium?
This element is needed to build strong bones and teeth.
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General Chem II
What chemistry course introduces students to gas laws, equilibria, kinetics, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, and oxidation-reduction reactions?
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What is the Law of Conservation of Mass?
This law states that in the process of a reaction, the amount of matter involved before and after the reaction takes place remains the same.
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What is between the pH's of 7 to 14?
This is the range of pH's considered to be basic.
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What is 273.15?
What number is added to the Celsius scale in order to convert to Kelvin?
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What is Mercury?
This liquid is used to determine body, liquid, and vapor temperatures.
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Organic Chemistry I
What chemistry course introduces students to the study of chemical bonding and structure of organic molecules? Functional group reactions and synthesis are emphasized
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Who is Avogadro?
The number constant 6.022 X 10^23 is named after this chemist.
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What is hydroxide?
(Any spectator ion with hydroxide is acceptable)
What is an example of a strong base?
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What is Radium?
Madame Curie conducted research on this radioactive element.
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Physical Chemistry
What chemistry course introduces students to the foundations of thermodynamics and spectroscopic methods including radio-frequency, microwave, infrared, X-ray, and more, are developed from first principles with an atomistic point of view?
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What is Beer's Law?
Which law states that the absorbance is light is proportional to the path length of the sample and concentration of the absorbing species?
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What are amines?
This functional group known for its ability to accept protons gives its molecules a characteristically fishy smell.
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What is specific heat capacity?
This is the variable unique to each compound that describes the amount of energy needed to raise a gram of material by one degree Kelvin.
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What is Iridium?
A rare element that is corrosion resistant and is linked to the extinction of dinosaurs.
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Chemical Literature (Seminar)
What chemistry course shows students methods of searching the literature in chemistry with emphasis placed on the use of chemical abstracts, chemical patent literature, journals, reference collections, and more in the many specialties in chemistry?
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Who is Marie Curie?
This chemist coined the term radioactivity, discovered polonium and radium, and was awarded the Nobel Prize twice in physics and chemistry.
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What is to maintain a moderate pH against the addition of acid or base?
This is the primary purpose of a buffer solution.
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