Probably everyone in school studied important facts in chemistry. However, not everyone knows that chemistry surrounds us everywhere. In addition, interesting facts about chemistry in human life will help you learn more about this amazing and useful science. Everyone should learn about chemical elements and their invaluable benefits to humans. Next, we will consider in more detail interesting facts about chemistry, and how it is useful for human life.
1. To ensure a standard flight of a modern aircraft, about 80 tons of oxygen are needed. The same amount of oxygen is produced by 40 thousand hectares of forest during photosynthesis.
2. About twenty grams of salt is contained in one liter of sea water.
3. The length of 100 million hydrogen atoms in one chain is one centimeter.
4. About 7 mg of gold can be extracted from one ton of the world's oceans.
5. About 75% of water is contained in the human body.
6. The mass of our planet has increased by one billion tons over the past five centuries.
7. The subtlest matter that a person can see is the walls of a soap bubble.
8. 0.001 seconds - the speed of bursting of a soap bubble.
9. At a temperature of 5000 degrees Celsius, iron turns into a gaseous state.
10. The sun produces more energy in one minute than the planet needs for a whole year.
11. Granite is considered to be the best sound conductor compared to air.
12. The largest number of chemical elements was discovered by Carl Shelley, a leading Canadian researcher.
13. The largest nugget of platinum weighs over 7 kilograms.
14. International Ozone Day falls on 16 September.
15. Joseph Black discovered carbon dioxide in 1754.
16. Under the influence of soy sauce, a chemical reaction takes place that makes the killed squid "dance" on the plate.
17. The organic compound skatole is responsible for the characteristic odor of feces.
18. Pyotr Stolypin took an exam in chemistry from Dmitry Mendeleev.
19. The transition of a substance from a solid to a gaseous state in chemistry is called sublimation.
20. In addition to mercury at room temperature, francium and gallium pass into a liquid substance.
21. Water containing methane can freeze at temperatures above 20 degrees Celsius.
22. The lightest gas is hydrogen.
23. Also hydrogen is the most abundant substance in the world.
24. Lithium is considered one of the lightest metals.
25. In his youth, Charles Darwin was famous for his chemical discoveries.
26. In a dream, Mendeleev discovered a system of chemical elements.
27. A large number of chemical elements have been named after countries.
28. Onions contain a substance called sulfur, which causes tears in humans.
29. In Indonesia, people extract sulfur from a volcano, which brings them great profit.
30. In addition, sulfur is also added to cosmetics that are designed to cleanse problem skin.
31. Earwax protects a person from harmful bacteria and microorganisms.
32. French researcher B. Courtois in 1811 discovered iodine.
33. More than 100 thousand chemical reactions occur every minute in the human brain.
34. Silver is known for its bactericidal properties, therefore it is able to purify water from viruses and microorganisms.
35. Berzelius first used the name "sodium".
36. Iron can be easily converted into gas if heated to 5000 degrees Celsius.
37. Half the mass of the Sun is hydrogen.
38. About 10 billion tons of gold contain the waters of the oceans.
39. Once only seven metals were known.
40. Ernest Rutherford was the first to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
41. Dihydrogen monoxide is a component of acid rain and is dangerous to all living organisms.
42. At first, platinum was cheaper than silver because of its refractoriness.
43. Geosmin is a substance that is produced on the surface of the earth after rain, causing a characteristic odor.
44. Chemical elements such as ytterbium, yttrium, erbium and terbium were named after the Swedish village of Ytterby.
45. Alexander Fleming first discovered antibiotics.
46. Birds can help locate a gas leak due to the artificial smell of raw meat in it.
47. Charles Goodyear first invented rubber.
48. It is easier to get ice from hot water.
49. It is in Finland that the cleanest water in the world.
50. Helium is considered the lightest among the noble gases.
51. Emeralds contain beryllium.
52. Boron is used to paint the fire green.
53. Nitrogen can cause confusion.
54. Neon is capable of glowing red if a current is passed through it.
55. The ocean contains a lot of sodium.
56. Silicon is used in computer microcircuits.
57. Phosphorus is used for the manufacture of matches.
58. Chlorine can cause allergic respiratory reactions.
59. Argon is used in bulbs.
60. Potassium can burn with violet fire.
61. Dairy products contain large amounts of calcium.
62. Scandium is used to make baseball bats, which improves their impact resistance.
63. Titanium is used to create jewelry.
64. Vanadium is used to make steel stronger.
65. Rare cars were often decorated with chrome.
66. Manganese can lead to intoxication of the body.
67. Cobalt is used to make magnets.
68. Nickel is used for the production of green glass.
69. Copper conducts electricity perfectly.
70. To increase the service life of steel, zinc is added to it.
71. Spoons containing gallium can melt in hot water.
72. Germanium is used in mobile phones.
73. A toxic substance is arsenic, from which poison for rats is made.
74. Bromine can melt at room temperature.
75. Strontium is used to produce red fireworks.
76. Molybdenum is used for the production of powerful tools.
77. Technetium is used in X-ray.
78. Ruthenium is used in jewelry production.
79. Rhodium has an incredibly beautiful natural luster.
80. Some pigment paints use cadmium.
81. Indium can make a harsh sound when bent.
82. Uranium is used to produce nuclear weapons.
83. Americium is used in smoke detectors.
84. Eduard Benedictus accidentally invented impact-resistant glass, which is now widely used in various industries.
85. Radon is considered the rarest element in the atmosphere.
86. Tungsten has the highest boiling point.
87. Mercury has the lowest melting point.
88. Argon was discovered by the English physicist Relay in 1894.
89. Canaries sense the presence of methane in the air, so they are used to find gas leaks.
90. Small amounts of methanol can cause blindness.
91. Cesium belongs to the most active metal.
92. Fluorine reacts actively with almost all substances.
93. About thirty chemical elements are part of the human body.
94. In everyday life, a person often encounters salt hydrolysis, for example, while washing clothes.
95. Color patterns appear on the walls of gorges and quarries due to the oxidation reaction.
96. It is impossible to remove stains from protein products in hot water.
97. Dry ice is a solid form of carbon dioxide.
98. The earth's crust contains the largest number of chemical elements.
99. With the help of carbon dioxide, you can get a lot of other substances.
100. Aluminum is one of the lightest metals.
10 facts from the life of chemists
1. The life of the chemist Alexander Porfirievich Borodin is connected not only with chemistry, but also with music.
2.Eduard Benedictus - a chemist from France who made a discovery by accident.
3. Semyon Volfkovich was engaged in experiments related to phosphorus. When he worked with him, his clothes were also saturated with phosphorus, and therefore, returning home late at night, the professor emitted a bluish glow.
4 Alexander Fleming discovered antibiotics by accident.
5. The famous chemist Dmitry Mendeleev was the 17th child in the family.
6. Carbon dioxide was discovered by the English scientist Joseph Priestley.
7. The paternal grandfather of Dmitry Mendeleev was a priest.
8. The famous chemist Svante Arrhenius became fat from an early age.
9.R. Wood, considered an American chemist, originally worked as a lab clerk.
10. The first Russian textbook "Organic Chemistry" was created by Dmitry Mendeleev in 1861.
