Chemistry trivia
Name an acid
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 36 answers to “Name an acid”, and only 3 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.
What everyone says first
Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.
- Hydrochloric acid
- Sulfuric acid
- Citric acid
Just below the surface
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Acetic acid
- Nitric acid
- Carbonic acid
- Lactic acid
- Phosphoric acid
- Ascorbic acid
How the answers sink
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 3 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 6 | 25 |
| The Deep | 8 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 18 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 8 answers starting with B, F, H, M, O, S and T. The Abyss has 18 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Inside the answer list
- 36 answers in total, 36 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Boric acid”. Longest: “Hypochlorous acid”.
- S, H and P are the most common first letters; together they start 42% of the answers.
- 3 answers can be typed more than one way: “HCl” counts as Hydrochloric acid.
How to go deeper
- More answers begin with S than with any other letter (6). Run through it first.
- Skip Hydrochloric acid, Sulfuric acid and Citric acid; everybody says them.
- Lab equipment goes far beyond the beaker and the test tube.
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People also ask
- What are the most common answers to “Name an acid”?
- Most people start with Hydrochloric acid, Sulfuric acid and Citric acid. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name an acid”?
- 36 in all: 3 on The Tip, 6 Below the Surface, 8 in The Deep, 18 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name an acid”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Boric acid” and the longest is “Hypochlorous acid”.
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