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Amazing Chemistry facts |
So, in this article we will look at the 101 amazing facts about Chemistry. They are fun facts regarding to Chemistry.
1) There are only two elements which are liquid at room temperature are bromine and mercury.
2) Unlike several substances, water get expands as it freezes. An ice cube takes up about 9% more volume than the water used to make it.
3) If we putting a small amount of salt into a full glass of water, the water level will really go down rather than overflowing the glass.
4) There is about 250 g of salt sodium chloride in the average adult human body.
5) A pure element can take several forms. We can take a example of carbon, that means diamond and graphite both are forms of pure carbon.
6) The chemical name for water ,H2O is called as dihydrogen monoxide.
7) The only one letter that doesn't seem on the periodic table is J.
8) Lightning creates O3, known as ozone, and strengthen the ozone layer of the atmosphere.
9) Although oxygen gas is colorless, but the liquid and solid forms of oxygen are blue.
10) The human body included enough carbon to required 'lead' that is actually graphite for about 9,000 pencils.
11) Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, while oxygen is the most abundant element in the earth's atmosphere, crust, and oceans.
13) HF or Hydrofluoric acid is so corrosive that it will dissolve glass. Although it is corrosive, hydrofluoric acid is said to be a 'weak acid.
15) About 20% of the oxygen in the atmosphere was prepared by the Amazon rainforest.
16) Helium balloons float because helium is lighter than air.
17) Bee stings are acidic but wasp stings are basic.
19) Dry Ice is the solid form of carbon dioxide, CO2.
20) Liquid air has a bluish shade, same as water.
21) The strongest chemical in human body is teeth enamel.
22) Each hydrogen atom in our body is likely 13.5 billion years old because they were produced at the birth of the universe.
23) The metal with the highest melting point is tungsten at 3,410°C.
24) Air converted to liquid at about -190 degree°C.
25) There is enough gold in the earth crust to cover overall land surface knee-deep.
26) Superfluid Helium defies gravity and climbs on walls.
27) If we expose glass of water in space, it will boil rather than freeze.
28) See at a redwood tree. Essentially that overall thing is prepared of air and water. The strong from the seed draws in air and water from the ground, rips the molecules apart, using sunlight for power, and then weaves them into this huge, strony and ridiculously complex organism.
29) The similar same carbon that creats up charcoal and pencil lead can be rearranged to form some of the most expensive objects in the world diamonds some of the hardest substance in the world, carbon nanotubes and some of the most promising exotic material in the world graphene sheets. The only difference in all of these is how the atoms are arranged.
30) A ten pound chunk of pure botulinum toxin, if evenly distributed, would be enough to destroy each person on earth.
31) Every weed and blade of grass we look around us do chemical reactions every day that the brightest minds in the world still can't replicate.
32) Not exactly chemistry, but the sun is the second warmer place in the solar system. The warmer in in Long Island. Seriously, the Brookhaven National Lab operates a fusion reactor that produces temperatures hotter than the center of the sun.
33) We can't taste food in the absence of saliva.
35) DNA is flame retardant that means does not catch fire.
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| DNA is flame retardant |
36) It is possible to get sick or even die by drinking lot of water.
37) If we expose a glass of water to space, it would boil rather than freezing.
39) Tabletop "volcanoes" can be prepared using 'Vesuvian Fire' compound Ammonium dichromate.
40) Graphite can be transformed into diamond by applying a temperature of 3000°C and pressure of 100,000 atm.
41) The element Californium is often called the most expensive substance in the world.
42) Gallium is a metal which melts on palm of the hand, due to its low melting point about 29.76 °C.
43) Mosquitoes like the scent of estrogen, therefore, women get bitten by mosquitoes more often than men do.
45) Our tooth enamel is also the most mineralized chemical in our body, and is made up of hydroxyapatite.
46) Water has the highest surface tension of any liquid with the exception of Mercury.
47) Water has the highest specific heat capacity of all liquids
48) Water is a universal solvent. "dissolves more solids that any other liquid"
49) Solid can skip the liquid state and move straight to a gas through sublimation.
50) Another amazing thing is Helium in super fluidity state. It will climb out of its container because, it has zero viscosity. This happens when you cool helium close to absolute zero.
52) An ice cube takes up about 9% more volume than the water used to make it.
53) Ethylene gas is considered the “fruit-ripening hormone,” which is responsible for changing the texture, color, and softening as the fruit or vegetable ripens.
54) Similarly, if you mix half a liter of alcohol and half a liter of water, the total volume of the liquid will be less than one liter.
55) However, about 20% of the forest is also gone, and humankind must conserve the Amazon forest in order to generate more oxygen for Earth.
56) The frivolous use of helium in party balloons is building up towards a global shortage of the element, despite it being the second most abundant element in the universe. Helium is important in a number of industrial processes, and the shortage has sent helium prices sky high (pun intended). It is estimated that by 2020 there will be no more commercially available helium, at least for private individuals.
57) Many radioactive elements actually do glow in the dark.
58) Apples and pears release ethylene gas as they mature, which in turn can promote ripening in several other types of fruit. In other words it is not the best idea to store all our fruit together.
60) Only a tiny amount of ozone is needed to initiate the cracking. Eventually they take on this familiar appearance.
61) There are things smaller than electrons.
62) Every element above 83 will radioactively decay.
63) Noble gases can form compounds with other elements.
64) The element Americium is found in smoke detectors.
65) Stars cannot create elements higher than Iron.
66) If you put a marshmallow peep in a vacuum it will expand.
67) Anything that has Hydroxide in its formula is a base.
68) An exothermic reaction will most likely increase the entropy level.
69) Technically you are not touching anything at this moment because of electostatic repulsion between atoms.
70) Magnesium will form bubbles when placed in Hydrochloric Acid.
71) It's possible to die from drinking too much water.
72) Violet light cannot be seen by the human eye.
73) Solutions can exceed their max saturation level to become supersaturated.
74) We can't freeze helium simply by cooling it to absolute zero. It will freeze if you apply extremely intense pressure.
75) By the time we feel thirsty, we have already lost about 1% of our body's water.
76) Mars is red because its surface contains a lot of iron oxide or rust.
77) An explosion that did not create a shockwave faster than the speed of sound is called a deflagration, not a detonation .
78) In 2008 scientists in mexico discovered a way of making tiny diamonds from tequilla.
79) Gallium is a metal which melts on palm of the hand, due to its low melting point.
80) Lemons contain more sugar than the strawberries of the same mass.
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| Lemon contains more sugar than strawberries. |
81) An ounce of gold can be stretched into a wire 80 km (50 miles) long.
82) A rubber tire is technically one single, giant, polymerized molecule.
83) The Earth's core is hotter than the sun.
84) Every time lightening strikes, ozone is created.
85) Common salt is made of sodium and chloride both of which are dangerous to humans on their own.
86) 99% of the normal matter in the universe is helium and hydrogen.
87) Berkelium a silvery white radioactive metal is the rarest element on earth.only 1 gram has been made since 1967.
88) Oxygen dissolves in cool water easier than in warm water.
89) German Chemist Johann Wolfgang Dobereiner invented the lighter in 1823. If that doesn’t impress you, this should:-It was invented before the match.
90) The oxygen that is found in the air is produced by photosynthesis. Without plants, there would be very little oxygen in the air.
91) Glass is actually a liquid, it just flows very, very slowly.
92) Coffee was once banned at the Olympics for a period of time as it was believed that it was a performance enhancer. Then it was discovered regular caffeine consumption gives the consumer a feeling of refreshment but in actuality only returns the drinker to normal capacity of performance. It was thus reinstated as a permissible drink at the Olympics, but is closely monitored.
93) Due to its high sugar content, honey never spoils. It may crystallize and change in basic molecular arrangement but that is the extent of the change. This is why honey was used as a preservative in many parts of the world.
94) Oobleck is a paste of water and cornstarch.if you slap it hard it feels almost solid,but if you put your hand into it slowly it is liquid.
95) Automotive airbags contain the supremely toxic salt sodium azide NaN3. In the event of a collision, a signal from the vehicle's deceleration sensors trigger an electrical impulse which raises the temperature around the salt dramatically, causing it to decompose into harmless nitrogen gas N2 which rapidly expands into the airbag.
96) Ever tried to put out a candle with carbon dioxide? It’s a lot of fun. All you need is a candle, some vinegar and half a teaspoon of baking soda, When vinegar is added to baking soda it produces carbon dioxide that you can POUR onto the flame and watch it be extinguished.
97) Gallium is an element that is not found in nature. It has a brilliant silvery colour and is used as a stabilizer for the plutonium crystal structure in plutonium based nuclear weapons. What is really peculiar about this element its relatively low melting point. If held in one’s hand, Gallium begins to melt swiftly. It is now available to consumers purely for amusement.
98) The noble gas Xenon lasers can cut through materials that are so tough even diamond tipped blades will not cut.
