Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Aspirin and heroin were created:

  1. By a hairdresser

  2. By a dentist

  3. By Thomas Edison

  4. By the same chemist, only 11 days apart
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Both aspirin and heroin were synthesized by chemist Felix Hoffmann at Bayer in 1897, with aspirin developed in August 1897 and heroin following in November/December 1897 - only about 11 days apart in terms of their development timeline. This is one of chemistry's most fascinating coincidences. Neither was created by a hairdresser, dentist, nor Thomas Edison.

AI explanation

To answer this question, we need to understand the history of aspirin and heroin.

Option A) By a hairdresser - This option is incorrect. Aspirin and heroin were not created by a hairdresser.

Option B) By a dentist - This option is incorrect. Aspirin and heroin were not created by a dentist.

Option C) By Thomas Edison - This option is incorrect. Aspirin and heroin were not created by Thomas Edison.

Option D) By the same chemist, only 11 days apart - This option is correct. Both aspirin and heroin were created by the same chemist, Felix Hoffmann, who was working for the pharmaceutical company Bayer. He first synthesized aspirin on August 10, 1897, and then synthesized heroin on August 21, 1897, just 11 days later.

The correct answer is D. Both aspirin and heroin were created by the same chemist, only 11 days apart.

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