Alexander Morillo
Do you consider yourself educated? Perhaps you think chemistry is not important and it’s only for geek. I bet you think so, because you know less about it than you should. Let’s see if you know these trivial things about chemistry of every day life.
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Water, which occupies 70% of the earth’s surface, is made by two chemical elements, they are
- Hydrogen and oxygen
- Oxygen and Carbon
- Carbon and hydrogen
- Hydrogen and sulphur
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We all can look up to the sky and see its beautiful blue colour. This is due to the phenomenon
- Diffusion of light
- Avogadro’s law
- Rayleigh scattering
- None of the above
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Plastics have changed life styles and conveniences in home from refrigerators to mixies and from washing machines to water filters. They are made up of
- Polymers
- Carbon
- Monomers
- All of them
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Soaps and detergents are cleansing products that we frequently use in our daily lives. They clean by acting as
- Purifier
- Emulsifier
- Cleanser
- Deodorant
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The organic molecules of the chemical named ……. in sunscreen lotions absorb the ultraviolet radiations from sunlight and releaseit as heat.
- Avobenzone
- Anthranilates
- Titanium dioxide
- Zinc oxide
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Smoking is harmful to all parts of the body, especially the lungs. The chemical present in tobacco that affects the lungs is
- Nicotine
- Dopamine
- Caffeine
- Carbon
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Many vegetables and fruits are strongly coloured because they contain a special kind of chemical compound named
- Carotenoid
- Plasmid
- Plastid
- None of the above
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Why it keeps us awake, why you think we feel sleepy sometimes even when we are not tired, the reason is a hormone
- Adrenaline
- Adenosine
- Thyroxine
- Serotonin
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Cooking and baking is one of the major activities we do daily that involves chemistry. A chemical frequently used in baking is
- Sodium bicarb
- Hydrogen peroxide
- Sodium chloride
- Sodium hydroxide
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Yogurt, breads, cakes and many other products are formed by the multiplication of certain useful bacteria and the process is called
- Dehydration
- Fermentation
- Calcination
- Dehydrogenation
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Coffee keeps you awake because of the presence of a chemical called
- Nicotine
- Adenosine
- Caffeine
- Alcohol
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You must have experienced that you shed tears while cutting the onion. This is due to the presence of
- Sulfur in the cells
- Carbon in the cells
- Fat in the cells
- Amino acid in the cells
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The use of chemicals or drugs to selectively destroy infectious micro-organisms without destroying the live tissues or the host, is known as
- Chemotherapy
- Gene therapy
- Drug therapy
- Plastic surgery
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Perfumes have pleasant smell due to the presence of chemicals used in their synthesis, these are
- Aniline
- Glycerine
- Esters
- Stearic acid
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Sterilization is the process of complete elimination of microorganisms. The chemicals used for sterilization are classified as:
- Antiseptics
- Disinfectants
- Both: “A” and “B”
- None of the above
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