On June 21, 2011, Jeopardy! featured the 2011 International Year of Chemistry as one of its categories. Jeopardy! is an excellent forum for celebrating chemistry, its contributions, and its contributors--all key to IYC's mission. You can watch the short video in the panel to the right but before you do, read through the questions and see how many you can answer!
IYC 2011 Jeopardy! Questions
- Chemist Fredrick Soddy came up with this term for atoms having the same nuclear charge but different masses...
- The Celebratory year 2011 marks 100 years since this radiant scientist's Nobel Prize for Chemistry...
- A solid can be finely analyzed using the EELS technique, which studies energy loss in these particles...
- A chemical known as an anhydride is one that removes this from substances...
- You exhale this gas first identified by British scientist Joseph Black in the 1750s...
The IYC 2011 will be a year-long celebration in which anyone can participate. You can coordinate an activity, engage in a project, or simply share an idea. Join in now and become part of something special. AIChE and ChEnected would love it if you could help spread the word of the International Year of Chemistry. Here are some easy things you can do:
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- Post details on your personal blog/site, local section and/or division websites, or anywhere else that's appropriate
video courtesy of ACS pressroom
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