General Chemistry

Ernest Rutherford (born in New Zealand) - coined the term half life and proton
- Gold foil experiment, nuclear atom theroy - Nobel Prize 1908
JJ-Thomson - mass to charge ratio (cathode-ray experiment)
Robert Milikan = mass of electron
Joseph Proust = Law of definite composition
Berzelius = measured atomic masses
=discovered cerium, thorium, selenium, and silicon
isopentyl acetate = banana scent, also released by bees (list all other esters)
mass spectrometer = most accurate method for determining atomic mass
hassium = produced by shooting magnesium-26 and curium-248
octane rating = antiknock property (premature combustion)
oxygen to fuel ratio is 14:1 in most vehicles
Ascorbic Acid = C_6H_8O_6 (write chemical formula of vitamins, amino acid, and n
itrogenous base)
aspirin = C9H8O4
solubility rules = write in perry
Evangelista Torricelli-invented barometer
sodium azide = used in air bags
Gallium arsenides = used in night vision
Plasma monitor display = contains xenon and neon gas
quarts = SiO_2
neoprene = first synthetic rubber
bakelite = first plastic, (phenol+formaldehyde)
Wallace Carothers = invented nylon and neoprene
nylon = hexamethylenediamine + adipic acid
dacron (polyester for clothing) = ethylene glycol + terephthalic acid
cross-linkint=covalent bond in adjacent chain
Ruy Plunket = invented teflon
polypropylene = uses Ziegler-Natta catalyst, used in athletics
polystyrene + butadiene = artificial wood
cysteine = contains disulfide bonds (hair curling)
dihydroxy acetone (DHA) = tanning lotion
Maillard reaction = amino acid + sugar
adenosine = adenine + ribose
methylcyanoacrylate = super glue
kevlar = bulletproof vest (diaminobenzene + terephthalic acid)
kodel = stain-resistant fiber
polycarbonate = plastic lenses and eye-glasses