Chemistry trivia
Name a chemical bonding or intermolecular interaction type
Everyone has a first answer to “Name a chemical bonding or intermolecular interaction type”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 23 answers are accepted, ranked by how rarely people think of them.
The obvious answers
These are the answers most people give first. They count, but they barely move you: 10 points each.
- Covalent bond
- Ionic bond
- Metallic bond
The next answers people reach for
These 4 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Hydrogen bond
- Van der Waals force
- Polar covalent bond
- Nonpolar covalent bond
How deep does “Name a chemical bonding or intermolecular interaction type” go?
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 3 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 4 | 25 |
| The Deep | 6 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 9 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 6 answers starting with C, D, I, L, P and S. The Abyss has 9 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 23 answers in total, 23 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Pi bond”. Longest: “Three center two electron bond”.
- C, P and H are the most common first letters; together they start 48% of the answers.
- 1 answers can be typed more than one way: “Dative bond” counts as Coordinate covalent bond.
Tips for a rarer answer
- Start with C: 4 of the answers begin with it.
- Covalent bond, Ionic bond and Metallic bond are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Use the periodic table: groups and rows you rarely think about are full of rare answers.
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Questions about this prompt
- What do most people say for “Name a chemical bonding or intermolecular interaction type”?
- The usual first answers are Covalent bond, Ionic bond and Metallic bond. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a chemical bonding or intermolecular interaction type”?
- 23 in all: 3 on The Tip, 4 Below the Surface, 6 in The Deep, 9 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a chemical bonding or intermolecular interaction type” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Pi bond” and the longest is “Three center two electron bond”.
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