Chemistry miscellaneous


  1. What is the most commonly used substance in fluorescent tubes?









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    A fluorescent lamp or fluorescent tube is a gasdischarge lamp that uses electricity to excite mercury vapour. it contains mercury vapour and argon. The excited mercury atoms produce short-wave ultraviolet light that then causes a phosphor to fluoresce, producing visible light. A fluorescent lamp converts electrical power into useful light more efficiently than an incandescent lamp.

    Correct Option: C

    A fluorescent lamp or fluorescent tube is a gasdischarge lamp that uses electricity to excite mercury vapour. it contains mercury vapour and argon. The excited mercury atoms produce short-wave ultraviolet light that then causes a phosphor to fluoresce, producing visible light. A fluorescent lamp converts electrical power into useful light more efficiently than an incandescent lamp.


  1. Milk tastes sour when kept in the open for sometime due to the formation of









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    Like many other things, milk contains bacteria, Milk also naturally contains a kind of sugar known as “lactose.” The bacteria that live in milk get energy from this special sugar and use it to reproduce to make even more bacteria. When the bacteria use the lactose sugars to reproduce, they change it from “lactose sugar” into “lactic acid,” which tastes sour.

    Correct Option: A

    Like many other things, milk contains bacteria, Milk also naturally contains a kind of sugar known as “lactose.” The bacteria that live in milk get energy from this special sugar and use it to reproduce to make even more bacteria. When the bacteria use the lactose sugars to reproduce, they change it from “lactose sugar” into “lactic acid,” which tastes sour.



  1. The acid used in lead storage cells is









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    Dilute sulfuric acid {H2SO4} serves as the electrolyte in a lead storage battery. The electrodes of the cells in a lead storage battery consist of lead grids. The openings of the anodic grid is filled with spongy (porous) lead. The openings of the cathodic grid is filled with lead dioxide {PbO2}.

    Correct Option: D

    Dilute sulfuric acid {H2SO4} serves as the electrolyte in a lead storage battery. The electrodes of the cells in a lead storage battery consist of lead grids. The openings of the anodic grid is filled with spongy (porous) lead. The openings of the cathodic grid is filled with lead dioxide {PbO2}.


  1. The major harmful gas emitted by automobile vehicle which causes air pollution is









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    The main gas released from car exhausts — carbon dioxide – is one of the major green house gasses. With large amounts of carbon dioxide being emitted into the atmosphere every day, the carbon cycle goes out of balance, and the carbon dioxide gas remains in the earth’s atmosphere, trapping heat and contributing to global warming and climate change.

    Correct Option: C

    The main gas released from car exhausts — carbon dioxide – is one of the major green house gasses. With large amounts of carbon dioxide being emitted into the atmosphere every day, the carbon cycle goes out of balance, and the carbon dioxide gas remains in the earth’s atmosphere, trapping heat and contributing to global warming and climate change.



  1. Who developed atom bomb ?









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    J. (Julius) Robert Oppenheimer was born in New York City on April 22, 1904. Under Oppenheimer’s guidance, the laboratories at Los Alamos were constructed. There, he brought the best minds in physics to work on the problem of creating an atomic bomb. In the end, he was managing more than 3,000 people, as well as tackling theoretical and mechanical problems that arose. He is often referred to as the “father” of the atomic bomb.

    Correct Option: B

    J. (Julius) Robert Oppenheimer was born in New York City on April 22, 1904. Under Oppenheimer’s guidance, the laboratories at Los Alamos were constructed. There, he brought the best minds in physics to work on the problem of creating an atomic bomb. In the end, he was managing more than 3,000 people, as well as tackling theoretical and mechanical problems that arose. He is often referred to as the “father” of the atomic bomb.