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According to Wien's Displacement Law of blackbody radiation, the "colour" of a star is related directly to its surface temperature. In general, red stars are cool while blue stars are hot. Which of the following stars is the coolest? |
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How would an aqueous solution of an acid, made dilute enough to not burn your tongue and/or alimentary canal, taste? |
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A blacksmith has a block of iron which he wants to inhibit the rusting of as far as possible. He decides to mould the iron block into a solid that leaves the iron exposed as little as possible to air. Which of the following solids would offer the least surface area for rust to form? |
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Where in the human body would you find erythrocytes, leucocytes and platelets? |
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The tricarboxylic acid cycle, or Krebs Cycle, named after Sir Hans Adolf Krebs (1900-1981), is a series of chemical reactions of utmost importance in the oxidation of glucose for the release of energy in aerobically respiring organisms - including ourselves! This cycle is also named after a certain organic acid, which is an important intermediate in this series of reactions - which is it? |
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General Sherman, the world's largest living organism (in terms of volume) at the beginning of the 21st century, is a ... |
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Viscosity is a measure of the resistance of a fluid to deformation under shear stress, or simply put, its resistance to flowing. At room temperature, which of the following is the MOST viscous? |
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An oxidising agent is a substance that "oxidises" another substance, i.e. takes electrons from it, and in doing so, itself gets "reduced" or accepts electrons. Which of the following substances is a good oxidising agent? |
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Scurvy is a disease which results from the lack of a certain vitamin, also called "ascorbic acid", in a person's diet. Which is it? |
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So how are all these answers related; what's the "common bond"? |
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