ok the men can answer it too ![]()
Here’s a chemistry quiz based on an everyday routine of looking good and keeping healthy.
I’ll post the Questions and give 4 options for each. All you have to do is select the right option (and please only one option :p) and post all your answers like for eg.
1c
2d etc.
There are 15 points per correct answer.
I’ll post the answers and their explanations after three days.
Let’s see who gets the highest points. ![]()
**1. I’ve just risen from bed and stumble sleepily into the shower. I grab the shampoo and start lathering up my hair. Which of the following substances causes the suds and removes any dirt from my hair?
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a. Ammonium chloride
b. Ammonium lauryl sulphate
c. Sodium hydroxide
d. Calcium carbonate
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2. Right, now I’m feeling much more alert! Over to the bathroom sink to brush my teeth now. As I squeeze the toothpaste out of the tube, I wonder how, exactly, it cleans my teeth. Which of the substances below might be present in toothpaste to rub away any plaque on my teeth?**
a. Calcium carbonate
b. Ammonium hydroxide
c. Sodium chloride
d. Phenol
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3. While brushing, I notice that my tube of toothpaste says that it contains sodium fluoride. What is the purpose of this ingredient?
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a. To make the toothpaste look white.
b. To make the toothpaste taste nice.
c. To harden the enamel of my teeth.
d. To give the toothpaste a green stripe.
4. After squirting on a bit of anti-perspirant, I go back to my bedroom to get dressed. Which of the following might be an ingredient in the anti-perspirant that will help keep me perspiration-free throughout the day?
a. Ammonia
b. Aluminium chlorohydrates
c. Calcium carbonate
d. Lead sulphide
5. After selecting the outfit I want to wear for the day, I decide to put on a bit of make-up. To start with, I choose my favourite eye shadow – a deep brown with a hint of sparkle. Which of the following choices is an ingredient used in make-up to give it “sparkle”?
a. Sodium hydroxide
b. Copper nitrate
c. Aniline
d. Mica
6. I like the “sparkle” of my brown eye shadow, but I also like its rich colour. Which one of the following is a colouring agent used in eye shadow?
a. Paraffin wax
b. Potassium carbonate
c. Sodium acetate
d. Iron oxides
7. Right, I’m happy with my eyes, now I think I’ll put on a bit of lipstick. What is often a major ingredient in a tube of lipstick?
a. Acetic acid
b. Beta-pinene
c. Magnesium sulphate
d. Castor oil
**8. A final dab of face powder and I’m almost ready to start the day. I see on the ingredients list that the major component of my face powder is talc. Chemically-speaking, what is talc?
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a. An allotrope of the element carbon.
b. A hydrated magnesium silicate.
c. A sulphide of silver.
d. An oxide of nitrogen.
**9. Whoops, I almost forgot to put on a squirt of perfume! Which one of the following is NOT an aromatic compound used in the perfume and fragrance industry?
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a. Linalol
b. Citronellol
c. Geraniol
d. Sodium chloride
10. I’m now dressed and almost ready for the day, except I notice that my hands feel a bit dry. I rub on some hand cream and see on the tube that it contains an ingredient that acts as an antioxidant. Which of the following might be that ingredient?
a. Silica
b. Vitamin E
c. Styrofoam
d. Manganese dioxide