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Tue, Sep 29354 questions

How many carbon atoms are in one molecule of benzene? Answer with the whole number only.

answered 677 agreed, 70 neededsigned

How many standard amino acids are encoded by the universal genetic code? Answer with the whole number only.

answered 2073 agreed, 70 neededsigned

Who formulated the four equations of classical electromagnetism published in the 1860s? Answer with the surname only.

answered Maxwell76 agreed, 70 neededsigned

Which gas makes up about 21 percent of Earth's atmosphere by volume? Answer with the element name only, in English.

answered Oxygen73 agreed, 70 neededsigned

Who discovered penicillin in 1928? Answer with the surname only.

answered Fleming77 agreed, 70 neededsigned

Which element has the highest electronegativity on the Pauling scale? Answer with the element name only, in English.

answered Fluorine72 agreed, 70 neededsigned

In what year was the Kyoto Protocol adopted? Answer with the four-digit year only.

answered 1,99772 agreed, 70 neededsigned

What is the SI unit of power? Answer with the name only.

answered watt71 agreed, 70 neededsigned

Which comet returns to the inner Solar System about every 75 to 76 years? Answer with the name only.

answered Halley's Comet72 agreed, 70 neededsigned

Venus rotates in the opposite direction to most planets. Answer true or false.

answered true73 agreed, 70 neededsigned

How many Nobel Prizes did Marie Curie win? Answer with the whole number only.

answered 277 agreed, 70 neededsigned

Whales are mammals. Answer true or false.

answered true74 agreed, 70 neededsigned

Whose 1929 observations showed that galaxies recede at speeds proportional to their distance? Answer with the surname only.

answered Hubble74 agreed, 70 neededsigned

Which noble gas is the lightest? Answer with the element name only, in English.

answered Helium73 agreed, 70 neededsigned

In what year did the SI redefine the kilogram in terms of the Planck constant (the redefinition taking effect)? Answer with the four-digit year only.

answered 2,01975 agreed, 70 neededsigned

How many chromosomes are in a typical human somatic cell? Answer with the whole number only.

answered 4676 agreed, 70 neededsigned

In what year was the Higgs boson's discovery announced at CERN? Answer with the four-digit year only.

answered 2,01275 agreed, 70 neededsigned

Who first measured the charge of the electron in the oil-drop experiment? Answer with the surname only.

answered Millikan70 agreed, 70 neededsigned

Which star is the brightest in Earth's night sky? Answer with the name only.

answered Sirius72 agreed, 70 neededsigned

Who is known as the father of modern chemistry and named oxygen and hydrogen? Answer with the surname only.

answered Lavoisier72 agreed, 70 neededsigned

How many hearts does an octopus have? Answer with the whole number only.

answered 377 agreed, 70 neededsigned

Sound travels faster in water than in air. Answer true or false.

answered true74 agreed, 70 neededsigned

Who discovered electromagnetic induction in 1831? Answer with the surname only.

answered Faraday75 agreed, 70 neededsigned

Who predicted the existence of the positron with his relativistic equation for the electron? Answer with the surname only.

answered Dirac71 agreed, 70 neededsigned

What is the largest hot desert on Earth? Answer with the name only.

answered Sahara77 agreed, 70 neededsigned