TOP 27 INTERESTING CHEMISTRY FACTS

Chemistry is a branch of science that is fascinating and full of unusual trivia. Here are some of the most interesting and weird facts in chemistry.

Fact 1

A handful of salt in a full glass of water causes the water level to go down instead of overflowing the glass.

Fact 2

Bananas contain potassium. Since potassium decays make them slightly radioactive. But don’t worry, as you need to eat about 10,000,000 bananas at once to die of radiation poisoning.

Fact 3

The human body contains enough amount of carbon to provide a lead for making 9000 pencils.

Fact 4

Bee stings are acidic, whereas wasp stings are alkaline in nature.

Fact 5

Drinking too much water may lead to death.

Fact 6

The red color of Mars is because its surface contains a lot of iron oxide or rust.

Fact 7

Oxygen gas is colorless, whereas its solid and liquid forms are blue in color.

Fact 8

J is the only letter that is not appearing on the periodic table.

Fact 9

It's more likely for a mosquito to bite women as females emit more heat, attracting insects.

Fact 10

Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, whereas, on earth, the most abundant element is oxygen.

Fact 11

An integral part of the lipstick ingredient is that of fish scales.

Fact 12

At -190 degrees centigrade, the air becomes liquid.

Fact 13

The human brain contains more than 78% of water.

Fact 14

Helium is lighter than air, so that it floats.

Fact 15

Hot water freezes more quickly than cold water.

Fact 16

The Amazon rainforest contributes about 20% of oxygen to the atmosphere.

Fact 17

Chalk is made up of trillions of skeleton fossils of plankton which are microscopic in nature.

Fact 18

Helium can freeze only in the pressure and not by cooling and is the second most abundant element next to hydrogen.

Fact 19

DNA is a flame reductant. That is, it does not catch fire.

Fact 20

Actually, there is no phosphorous in the head of matches.

Fact 21

The pain that we feel when wasps and bees sting is due to the enzymes in the venom that causes the breaking down of our cells.

Fact 22

More water molecules are found in a bucket than the number of sand grains on the planet, and that number is 4000 times larger.

Fact 23

Metallic smells found in coins and other metals are due to human body contact with metal.

Fact 24

There are 170,000 metric tons of gold present on the planet.

Fact 25

The Softest material on earth is a mineral made of hydrated magnesium silicate called Talc.

Fact 26

Gold and copper are the only two nonsilvery metals.

Fact 27

Glass is actually a liquid, and it flows very, very slowly.

So these were some of the interesting chemistry facts. There are a lot more fun facts in chemistry that we experience through our day-to-day life. I hope you all enjoyed reading this.