Ista Chemistry-2020
Ista Chemistry-2020
Ista Chemistry-2020
Identify it?
This recycling symbol may be found on your
wheely bin. What does it represent?
7
The IUPAC nomenclature of
organic chemistry is a
method of naming organic
chemical compounds.
Name it.
What is the
symbol for
tungsten?
Whose epitaph is
‘He lies
somewhere here’?
Give the
IUPAC name
for this
compound.
14
Which is the symbol for Rutherfordium?
Round 3
Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin
was a British biochemist
who discovered the
structure of Vitamin B12
and insulin.
For which instrumental
technique did she win the
Nobel Prize in Chemistry in
1964.
17
Silica gel is encountered
in everyday life and used
as a desiccant absorbing
moisture e.g. in cat litter.
But in which phase of
chromatography is it
used?
18
Name an acid that is an isomer of ethyl methanoate.
19
What is the
chemical
symbol for
the element
tin?
20
By what
process
does a
perfume
smell travel
through a
room?
21
The EU has agreed a deal for a COVID-19 vaccine with this
biopharmachemical company. Name it.
Round 4
What are the 3 magnetic elements?
Glycerol is used for weight loss, improving exercise
performance and reducing pressure inside the eye in people
with glaucoma. It is also a byproduct of saponification.
26
Which
intermolecular
force is
responsible for
the strength of
Kevlar?
Cellulose acetate is
the acetate ester of
cellulose. Which
organic acid is used
to make it?
Roy Plunkett
discovered PTFE
(Teflon)
33
Identify this type of spectrum.
34
Name the chemical process used extensively to extract oils from
plants such as roses, lavender and cloves.
35
How many tetrahedral carbons in eugenol?
Round 6
Which organic
acid do ants spray
in self-defence?
38
Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction of
Mg ribbon with acetic acid.
39
Name the
technique used to
extract eugenol
from an emulsion
of clove oil and
water.
EDTA binds to heavy metals and is used to
treat acute and chronic lead poisoning by
pulling it from the bloodstream.
What does EDTA stand for?
41
Name these three allotropes of carbon
shown.
42
Which of the
noble gases is
most abundant in
the atmosphere?
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