Materials & Energy Quiz Finals at The Quiz Fest 17

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ENERGY&MATERIALSQUIZFINALROUND

ByKrishnaMoorthi&Prateek


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GetreadytoBolt

• ThismaterialwasfirstproducedbyErnestRutherfordin1934andwasfirstisolatedbyLuisAlvarezandRobertCornogin1937.

• ThismaterialhasbeenoneoftheleadingresearchinterestsinNorthKoreainrecentyearstoenablethemtobypasstherestrictionsbyUNandNPTagainstNuclearweapons.WhichMaterial?


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Tritium(Hydrogen-3)


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Startedfromthebottomandnowwearehere

• “There'splentyofroomatthebottom”wasalecturegivenbyphysicistRichardFeynmanatanAmericanPhysicalSocietymeetingatCaltechonDecember29,1959.

• Feynmanconcludedhistalkwithtwochallenges.1)Constructionofatinymotor.2)TheentireEncyclopediaBritannicaontheheadofapin.• Thislectureisconsideredasthestartingpointofan

entirelynewbranchinmaterialscience.Whichbranch?


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Nanotechnology


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Platooplomo

• In19thcenturyEurope,Opiumhadbecomeverypopular.ItwasaddictiveandsoontheBritishersintroduceditinindia.

• Bychemicalprocessingofopium-aceticanhydride,activatedcharcoal,ethylalcohol,etherandacetone,itwasconvertedtoanotherdrug.Thisdrugtakeninsmallamountswassaidtocureanydiseaseyouname(atthattime)

• Soitwascalledsuperdrug,doctordrugorheroofdrugs.Butbeingadrug,peoplebecameaddictedtoit.

• HenceitwasnamedX(whichisthemorecommonname).

• Namethedrug.


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Heroin


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You'rea10?OnthepHscalemaybe,'cozyoubasic

• Amythaboutthisbrand'snameisthatithadapHratinggreaterthan7,makingitalkaline.

• Howeve,thiswasprovedtobefalse,asithasapHratingofabout3.79,similartootherproductsinitsclass.

• Whichbrand?


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7-UP


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Tryactingdead


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I'mwakinguptoashanddust

• Theoriginaldetectionprincipleofthisdevicewasdiscoveredin1908,butitwasnotuntilthedevelopmentoftheXtubein1928thattheXbecameapracticalinstrument.

• Sincethenithasbeenverypopularduetoitsrobustsensingelementandrelativelylowcost.

• However,therearelimitationsinmeasuringhighradiationratesandtheenergyofincidentradiation.

• Namethedevice


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Geigercounter


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Rage,rageagainstthedyingofthelight

• XisofficiallyknownasanEinstein-Rosenbridge,isahypotheticaltopologicalfeatureofspacetimethatismuchlikeatunnelwithtwoends,eachinseparatepointsinspacetime.CertaintypesofXwouldallowtravelinbothdirectionsfromonepartoftheuniversetoanotherpartofthatsameuniverseveryquicklyorwouldallowtotravelfromoneuniversetoanother.

• ThetheoryofgeneralrelativitypredictsthatifXexists,theycouldallowtimetravel.

• IdentifyX.


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Wormhole


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Sunlepukaar'Bull'eya

• HereabullfighterisshowninathankfulgesturetoXwhoseinventionbecameimportantforbullfighterstofightinfectionsthatdevelopedinwoundsduetouncleanhornsofthebull.

• Duetothisinventionmanylivesofbullfightersweresaved.whoisX?


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Alexanderfleming


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TypicalRussians

• XisthenicknamefortheAN602Hydrogenbomb,themostpowerfulnuclearweaponeverdetonated.

• ItwasalsoreferredtoasKuz'kinaMat'(Kuzka'smother),potentiallyreferringtoNikitaKhrushchev'spromisetoshowtheU.S.a“Kuz'kinaMat”atthe1960UNGeneralAssembly.ThefamousRussianidiom,whichroughlymeans“We'llshowyou”.

• DevelopedbytheSovietUnion,thebombwasoriginallydesignedtohaveayieldofabout150megatonsofTNT(630PJ),buttheyieldwasreducedto50megatonsinordertoreducenuclearfallout.Thisattemptwassuccessful,asitwasoneofthecleanest(relativetoitsyield)nuclearbombseverdetonated.

• onlyonebombofthistypewaseverbuiltanditwastestedonoctober30,1961,intheNovayaZemlyaarchipelago.


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Tsarbomba


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Nobabieswereharmedinmakingofthisquestion.

• Xischarecterizedbymultiple,symmetric,circularskincreasesorbandsontheforearms,lowerlegsandoftentheneckthatarepresentatbirth.Thecreasesdisappearlaterinlife.

• They'rereminiscentofBibendum,themascotofY,hencethenameofthesyndromeisX.

• Associatedabnormalitiesvaryandmayincludefacialdysmorphism,upslantingpalpebralfissures,genitalanomalies,milddevelopmentaldelay,ureterocele,smoothmusclehamartomaetc...

• (Pictureonnextslide)


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Michelintyrebabysyndrome


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Protip:Leadcausesban

• ModernXmainlyusesVermillion,whichisanorange-redpigment.Vermillionisthepurifiedandpowderedformofcinnabar,whichisthechiefforminwhichmercurysulfidenaturallyoccurs.

• Aswithothercompoundsofmercury,Xistoxicandmustbehandledcarefully.Sometimes,Redlead(Leadtetraoxide)isaddedtoX.

• Inearly2008,allegationsofhighleadcontentledtheU.SFoodandDrugAdministrationtorecallbatchesofXfromseveralmanufactures.

• UnlikeU.S.,theuseofXisapartofIndia'sculturalidentity.


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Sindoor


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Beautyofthebeast

• ThenamewasgivenbythenprimeministerofIndia,JawaharlalNehruafterhelikedtheblueradiationcomingoutoftheexperimentalsetup.

• Herelatedthebeautyoftheradiationtothebeautyofindra'scourtdancers.

• WhatwasthenamegivenbyNehrutothatexperimentalsetup?


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Apsara


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• In1938,agentlemannamedRoyPlunkettwasattemptingtomakeanewCFCrefrigerant.Hesawthatthetetrafluoroethylenegasinthebottlestoppedflowingbeforethebottlesweighthaddroppedtothebottlesweighthaddroppedtothepointsignaling“empty”.Hefinallyresortedtocutthebottleapartandfoundwaxywhitematerialwhichwasoddlyslippery.

• Whatwasthusaccidentallydiscovered?


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Teflon


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WhynotZoidberg?

GlennT.Seaborg

LawrenceBerkeleyLaboratory,

Berkeley

California

America

• WhatissospecialaboutthisoldmailingaddressofGlennSeaborg?


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• JefferyWinters,writingintheJanuary1998issueofdiscovermagazine,madethefollowingobservation:

• “Notonlyisseaborgthefirstlivingscientisttohaveanelementnamedafterhim,he'salsotheonlypersonwhocouldrecievemailaddressedonlyinelements:Seaborgium,Lawrencium(fortheLawrenceBerkeleyLaboratorywherehestillworks),Berkelium,Californium,Americium.”


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Woodyoubelieveit?

• Apieceofwood,giftedbyRoyalSociety,wastakentotheInternationalSpaceStationinMay2010andwasreturnedsafely;whichcreatedheadlines(mightnotbeofmanynewspapers,butofmanysciencemagazines).

• Whatwasallthisabout?

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THISISYOURDENSITY

• Osmiumisthedensestelementfoundinnature.Whichisthedensestelementtoeverexist?


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Hassium


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FREEWIFI-LOADING……………..

• RadiationssuchasX-RaysandUVraysareextremelydangeroustohumanbeingsandwillcausecanceraftersufficientexposure.So,whyisWi-Fi,whichisalsoanelectromagneticradiation,consideredsafe?


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Wi-fiisnon-ionizingradiation


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• Inflashphotographythelightoftheflashoccurstoofastforthepupiltoclosesomuchoftheverybrightlightfromtheflashpassesintotheeyethroughpupil,reflectsofftheinteriorsurfaceoftheeyeatthebackoftheeyeballandoutthroughthepupil.

• Thecamerarecordsthisreflectedlight.Themaincauseforthisistheampleamountofbloodinthechoroidwhichnourishesthebackoftheeyeandislocatedbehindtheretina.

• Theeyecontainsseveralphotostablepigmentsthatallabsorbinshortwavelengthregionandhencecontributetothisphenomena.


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Redeyeeffect


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420Blazeit

• In1938,achemistoftheTemmlercompanyinBerlinsynthesizedadrugmanufacturedunderthenamePervitinandpublicalysoldasastimulantanddrugforpsychiatry.DuringWWII,itwasusedextensivelybytheaxisforcesforitsstimulanteffects.

• From1942,AdolfHitlertoorecieveddailyinjectionsofthisdrugfromhispersonalphysician,Dr.theodorMorell.

• Theproduction,distribution,sale,andpossessionofthisdrugisnowrestrictedorillegalinmanyjurisdictions.itsnamebecamefamoussince2008foritsrelationtooneoftheco-fundersofamulti-billiondollarcompanynamedGrayMatterTechnologies.

• Whichdrug?


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Methamphetamine


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• Inthelastdecade,afewcoastaltownsofKeralaandTamilNaduhaveseenmassiveprotestsasthelivelihoodofthepeoplehasbeenthreatenedbyextractionofasubstance.WhichSubstance?


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MineralBeachSand(Karimanal)richinmineralssuchasilmenite,zirconetc.


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Whataday…

• February24,2017isnowahistoricdateinthenaturalgasmarket,especiallyinthewest,duetoanevent

• Eventhoughitappearspositiveonfirstglance,thiseventhasbeenattributedtoglobalwarmingbymostscientists


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Forthefirsttimeever,naturalgasstoragelevelsroseduringawinter

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IdentifyX&Y

• XisanAfricancountrythatisrichintheoresofthemetalY

• ThefirstknownuseofYwasinearly1940sduringWorldWar2,thoughthereportsofthisusesurfacedonlyin1966

• AnotheroreofYexistsinAntarcticawhereitwasdepositedbyameteorite10000yearsago


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X–Vibranium Y-Wakanda


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• ChemistStephanieKwolekofDuPontcreatedasyntheticfibreasareplacementforsteelinracingtires.Itisusedtodayincryogenics,advancedsportsequipment,stadiumsetc.butismainlyusedforoneparticularpurposebymostnationsintheworld.

• CostaRicaandVaticancityaretwonationsthatdonotusethisfibreforthispurpose


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KEVLAR(BULLETPROOF)


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THEULTIMATEQUESTION

• Humanskinhasameasureof20units,Stainlesssteels700-900unitsandTorayT1000GCarbonFibre,thestrongestman-madefibre6370unitsofthisparticularproperty.

• Nanomaterialsandnanotubeshaveaveryhighvalueofthispropertywithgrapheneapproaching130000units

• Identifythepropertyinquestion


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Ultimatetensilestrength

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