Chemistry trivia
Name a substance that is a gas at room temperature and standard pressure
Everyone has a first answer to “Name a substance that is a gas at room temperature and standard pressure”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 32 answers are accepted, ranked by how rarely people think of them.
The obvious answers
Right, but shallow: 3 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Oxygen
- Nitrogen
- Hydrogen
The next answers people reach for
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Helium
- Neon
- Argon
- Carbon dioxide
- Methane
How deep does “Name a substance that is a gas at room temperature and standard pressure” go?
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 3 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 5 | 25 |
| The Deep | 7 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 16 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 7 answers starting with A, C, F, N, O and S. The Abyss has 16 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 32 answers in total, 8 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Neon”. Longest: “Sulfur hexafluoride”.
- H, A and C are the most common first letters; together they start 34% of the answers.
How to go deeper
- Start with H: 5 of the answers begin with it.
- Oxygen, Nitrogen and Hydrogen 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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People also ask
- What do most people say for “Name a substance that is a gas at room temperature and standard pressure”?
- The usual first answers are Oxygen, Nitrogen and Hydrogen. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a substance that is a gas at room temperature and standard pressure”?
- 32 in all: 3 on The Tip, 5 Below the Surface, 7 in The Deep, 16 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a substance that is a gas at room temperature and standard pressure” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Neon” and the longest is “Sulfur hexafluoride”.
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