Chemistry trivia
Name a solvent
37 answers count for this chemistry prompt. Here is what floats on top, what sits just below the waterline, and how far down the rest go.
Floating on top
Right, but shallow: 3 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Water
- Ethanol
- Acetone
Below the waterline
A step further down, worth 25 points each:
- Methanol
- Isopropanol
- Hexane
- Toluene
- Chloroform
- Diethyl ether
The iceberg for “Name a solvent”
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 3 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 6 | 25 |
| The Deep | 7 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 20 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 7 answers starting with A, B, D, E, T and X. The Abyss has 20 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 37 answers in total, 10 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Water”. Longest: “N methyl 2 pyrrolidone”.
- D, C and T are the most common first letters; together they start 49% of the answers.
- 7 answers can be typed more than one way: “DMF” counts as Dimethylformamide.
Getting below the surface
- More answers begin with D than with any other letter (8). Run through it first.
- Skip Water, Ethanol and Acetone; everybody says them.
- Named reactions and techniques often carry the chemist’s name.
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Questions about this prompt
- What are the most common answers to “Name a solvent”?
- Most people start with Water, Ethanol and Acetone. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a solvent”?
- 37 in all: 3 on The Tip, 6 Below the Surface, 7 in The Deep, 20 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a solvent”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Water” and the longest is “N methyl 2 pyrrolidone”.
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