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Content point of les 30. e alone. e alone. cup of was solute a solvent n but no det ) Plasma e at the si 1) Plasma with very their contes 1) Plasma of potente d) Plasti riment in my at happens by line se substance is heated at a constant rate. Which line segments represent heat being converted into potential energy? a) Aand C b). BandD c) Aand B d) Band C What phase of matter would the substance be at room temperature (about 24°C)? a) Solid b) Liquid c) Gas d) Plasma 31. As time goes by, heat is constantly added to the substance. In which portion of the graph would you expect the particles of matter to have the most energy? a) A b) B c) C d) D 32. Which of these substances is NOT an element? a) salt b) helium c) oxygen d) sodium 33. Water comes from your sink at home is ..... a) an element b) a mixture c) a substance d) a compound You accidentally dump salt into the half-full pepper shaker. You have just created a) a solute b) a mixture c) a solution d) a gigantic rift in the space-time continuum. 33. Sugar is stirred into a glass of water. The sugar is. a) the solute b) the solvent c) the mixture d) made by combining Na with CI. 36. The most common solvent found on Earth is.... a) helium b) paint thinner c) sugar d) water 37 Which below is NOT an example of a mixture? a) salt water b) the Earth's atmosphere c) dumping sand into a bag of marbles. d) These are ALL examples of mixtures. 38. Why is ice NOT a mixture? a) It's made out of just hydrogen. b) It's a compound. It's still just water. 9) You can separate What the ice is made out of. d) . Water is a mixture C8 253 8

The sudden spike in Holmium searches is every chemistry teacher's October triumph! That massive graph jump perfectly captures what happens when thousands of students simultaneously panic-Google "Ho" (element 67) right before their periodic table quiz. Chemistry teachers everywhere are nodding knowingly while sipping from their beaker-shaped mugs. The element isn't suddenly crucial for renewable energy or featured in a TikTok trend—just caught in the crossfire of midterm season. Poor Holmium, a rare earth element minding its own business, suddenly thrust into search engine fame for exactly one week before returning to periodic table obscurity.

Batman sitting by the water labeled as "Cu" (copper) is the perfect punchline to those displacement reactions. No matter which metal tries to show off—iron, zinc, or magnesium—copper gets kicked out of its sulfate compound and just chills. It's basically chemistry's way of saying "I'm Batman" after every reaction. The more reactive metals do all the work displacing copper, and there it sits, unbothered with a drink, watching the chemical chaos it left behind. Just another day in the reactivity series hierarchy.

Ever cornered someone at a party with your fascinating chemistry trivia? That's the vibe! In 1669, alchemist Hennig Brand boiled down massive amounts of urine looking for the philosopher's stone but instead discovered phosphorus—literally "light-bearer" in Greek. The poor man evaporated 1,500 gallons of pee thinking he'd make gold, and instead got a glowing element that spontaneously combusts in air! Next time your eyes glaze over when I'm mid-chemistry rant, remember: at least I'm not making you collect buckets of urine for my basement experiments... yet . *maniacal scientist laugh*

Fluorine doesn't ask for electrons—it demands them. With the highest electronegativity on the periodic table, this element is basically the electron-hungry vampire of chemistry. Those grabby hands perfectly capture fluorine's aggressive nature, ready to form bonds by any means necessary. Chemistry students have nightmares about this element stealing electrons from their pencils while they sleep. Trust me, if fluorine were at a party, it would be the one aggressively asking "are you gonna finish that?" before you've even taken a bite.

Behold! The perfect chemistry pun that Disney never knew it needed! This masterpiece parodies "The Lion King" with "The ION King" featuring lithium (Li) - that feisty alkali metal with just one valence electron it's desperately trying to give away. Just like Simba being held up on Pride Rock, this lithium atom is proudly displayed as royalty in the periodic kingdom. Lithium's destiny? To lose an electron and become Li+... because in the circle of chemical life, some elements were born to rule as positive ions!