Quizbowl Elements I

Lyman series/alpha-forest

Hydrogen

21 cm line

Hydrogen

ATHENA Project

Hydrogen

Tautomers

Hydrogen

Catalyzes Fischer esterification

Hydrogen

Syngas w/ CO

Hydrogen

Kvaener process

Hydrogen

Activated by frustrated Lewis pairs

Hydrogen

Para- and ortho- spin isomers

Hydrogen

Byproduct of serpentinization

Hydrogen

“Gray” / “blue” types

Hydrogen

Reacts w/ CO2 in Sabatier process

Hydrogen

Index of ___ deficiency

Hydrogen

Reacted w/ alkyne by Lindlar’s catalyst

Hydrogen

Produced w/ CO2 in water-gas shift reaction

Hydrogen

Reduction potential of 0

Hydrogen

Agostic bonds w/ Carbon

Hydrogen

Raney nickel absorbs and adds ___

Hydrogen

Solves Schrodinger’s equation perfectly

Hydrogen

Most abundant element in universe

Hydrogen

Opens epoxides

Hydrogen

Embrittlement

Hydrogen

Wigner-Huntington model as metal

Hydrogen

Paschen/Balmer series

Hydrogen

Hyperkalemia

Hydrogen

Q cycle

Hydrogen

PDB files

Hydrogen

Lowest priority in CIP nomenclature

Hydrogen

Pearson gave highest possible “hardness”

Hydrogen

Palladium stores 900x as much ___

Hydrogen

Lithium aluminum hydride produces __

Hydrogen

Liquid form stored at boiling point of 20K

Hydrogen

“Nascent”

Hydrogen

Steam reforming process produces ___

Hydrogen

Converts unsaturated fats to saturated fats

Hydrogen

Tritium and deuterium isotopes

Hydrogen

Hydrazine is surrounded by ___

Hydrogen

Solvent in NMR

Hydrogen

“Anti” type

Hydrogen

Used to treat bipolar disorder

Lithium

Bombarded w/ neutrons to make tritium

Lithium

Used in 2nd step of Corey-Fuchs reaction

Lithium

Bose-Einstein condensate first found

Sodium

D-lines

Sodium

Bright yellow flame

Sodium

Produced in Downs process/cells

Sodium

Isotope of __ used as source in positron annihilation spec

Sodium

Liquid alloy w/ potassium used as neutron reactor coolant

Sodium

Aluminum dissolved by __ in Bayer process

Sodium

Fraunhofer lines

Sodium

Isotope used as source in positron annihilation spec

Sodium

also in namesake lamps

Sodium

Produced in Solvay process

Sodium

Hydroxide derived from wood ash

Sodium

Lighter ion introduced in water softening

Sodium

Lye

Sodium

First synthesized in Deville process

Sodium

Forms borax w/ boron

Sodium

589 nm absorption

Sodium

Used to couple alkyl halides in Wurtz reaction

Sodium

Reducing agent in Hunter process

Sodium

Glauber’s salt

Sodium

Namesake “doublet”

Sodium

Produced via Castner process

Sodium

___ azide used in airbags

Sodium

Dissolved in ammonia in Birch reduction

Sodium

Namesake “fusion test”

Sodium

Discovered via electrolysis by Sir Humphry Davy

Sodium

Rochelle’s salt (w/ Na)

Potassium

Carnallite

Potassium

Sylvite

Potassium

Reductant in Rieke Method

Potassium

Radioactive 40 isotope

Potassium

Grignard reagent

Magnesium

Applied to dry ice to form carboxylic acid

Magnesium

Used to form graphite-rich cast iron

Magnesium

Bolzano Process

Magnesium

Pidgeon Process

Magnesium

Extracted by Dow process

Magnesium

Cofactor of Taq polymerase

Magnesium

Coordinates to terminal phosphates of ATP

Magnesium

Lindlar’s Catalyst w/ palladium

Calcium

React w/ pozzoland to create cementitious materials

Calcium

Upregulates own release via ryanodine receptors

Calcium

GFP variant named Cameleon detects __

Calcium

Hand-like motif

Calcium

Mineralization

Calcium

Binds to troponin to open up spots for myosin

Calcium

Discovered by Sir Humphry Davy

Calcium

GFP variant, cameleon protein, visualizes ___

Calcium

Activates protein kinase C

Calcium

Triggers “slow block” of polyspermy

Calcium

EF-hand motif

Calcium

“moans, groans, and stones”

Calcium

Sarcoplasmic reticulum

Calcium

Induces cortical granule reaction/release

Calcium

Released when ryanodine receptor is activated

Calcium

IP3

Calcium

Parathyroid/parafollicular hormone

Calcium

Parvalbumin binds to ___

Calcium