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Helium
Test your knowledge of the element helium with this fun and informative quiz!
Quiz ID:
#27267
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Category:
Science
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Chemistry
Created By:
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#1 When placed in a high voltage electric field, helium gas produces what color light?
Red
Orange
Green
Blue
Purple
#2 The atomic weight of helium is 4.11.
True
False
#3 The first evidence of helium was observed in what year?
Your Answer:
1 word, 4 letters.
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#4 Norman Lockyer and Edward Frankland named helium after what Greek word?
Your Answer:
1 word, 6 letters.
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#5 What state of matter is helium at absolute zero, assuming it is at normal pressure?
Bose-Einstein Condensate
Solid
Liquid
Gas
Plasma
#6 Helium I is the name of the isotope helium-4 when it is a solid.
True
False
#7 There are more than eight isotopes other than helium-4. Which of the following isotopes is stable?
Helium-2
Helium-3
Helium-5
Helium-6
Helium-7
#8 Which of the following particles is equivalent to a helium-4 nucleus?
Alpha particle
Beta particle
Gamma particle
Theta particle
Omega particle
#9 What is the most widely accepted theory of how the vast majority of helium in the universe was formed?
Nuclear fusion of hydrogen
The CNO cycle
Stellar nucleosynthesis
Big Bang nucleosynthesis
Proton-proton chain reactions
#10 Helium diffuses through solids at two times the rate of air.
True
False
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