WorksheetsGreen Chemistry Toolkit
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the Definition of Green Chemistry?
The branch of chemistry that deals with inorganic compounds
The design of chemical products and processes to reduce or eliminate the generation and use of hazardous substances
The branch of chemistry that deals with carbon compounds (other than simple salts such as carbonates, oxides, and carbides)
A scientific concept that seeks to improve efficiency with which natural resources are used to meet human needs for chemical products and services
Which one is NOT a principle of Green Chemistry?
Catalysis
Atom economy
Increase derivatives
Waste prevention
Green Chemistry focuses on reducing risks by:
Reducing hazard
Minimizing exposure
Producing protection equipment
Increasing exposure
What is a Catalyst?
A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change
A substance that takes part in and undergoes change during a chemical reaction
A specie formed from chemical reactions
A substance that decreases the rate of a chemical reaction and undergoes permanent chemical change
Select the Green Chemistry solvent
Chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, methylene chloride, perchloroethylene (PERC)
Benzene, toluene, xylene (BTX)
Acetone, ethylene glycol, methylethyl ketone (MEK)
Supercritical fluids
Identify the use of waste as a raw material in industry.
Use of water to clean the final product
Use of emitted CO2 for designing technologies
Use of plants to develop new adsorbents
None of above
Green chemistry aims to?
Design chemical products and process that maximize profits
Design safer chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substances
Design chemical products and processes that work most efficiently
Utilize non-renewable energy
The term which refers to the breakup within a compound due to microbial activity is?
Microbial degradation
Agro-degradation
Photo-degradation
Decomposition
Green chemistry can reduce all but which of the following?
Cost
Risk & Hazard
Awareness
Waste
Green chemistry synthesis could also involve which of the following
High temperature
Dichloromethane
Fossil fuels
Microwave
