ChemE Jeopardy Common Elements, Compoinds, and Chemical Processes

calcium carbonate

This compound is commonly known as marble

sodium tetraboarate decahydrate

This compound is commonly known as borax

Ostwald process

Nitric acid is most commonly produced using this process

aluminum

The Hall-Heroult process is used to make this

bromine

The Dow process is used to make this

silver

This is the best electric conductor of the elements

chromium

This is the only element that shows antiferromagnetic ordering in its solid state at and below room temperature

refining

This process harvests useful hydrocarbons from crude oil

Sodium Bicarbonate Indications

This compound is commonly known as baking soda

nitrous oxide

This compound is commonly known as laughing gas

Starch

Nearly all fuel ethanol produced in the United States comes from yeast fermentation of glucose obtained from the hydrolysis of this polysaccharide

biodiesel

This is the common term referring to fatty acid methyl esters that are used to fuel compression-ignition engines

trinitrotoluene

Full name of TNT

ammonia

The Haber process is used to produce this

sulfuric acid

The lead chamber process is used to produce this

helium

This is the second most abundant element in the universe, though it is much less common on Earth

copper

The Statue of Liberty contains 125 tons of steel and 31 tons of this element

nitrogen

Which element is found in proteins but not found in carbohydrates or lipids?

argon

The 3rd most common gas in air

molasses

This byproduct of the sugar processign industry is commonly used as an economical carbon source for bacterial fermentations

high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS)

Glucose isomerase is used to produce this industrially-important product