A Conversation for The Periodic Table of the Elements
Schoolboys and metals
dyvroeth Started conversation Apr 13, 2006
My old Chemistry master, Mr Adams bless him, used to emphasise the consistency and logicality of the elemental menagerie by saying.....
"All metals end in -ium.
Bismuth, Cobalt, Copper, Gold, Iron, Lead, Manganese, Mercury, Nickel, Silver, Tin, Tungsten, Zinc".
I've never forgotten them.
Schoolboys and metals
dyvroeth Posted Apr 23, 2006
Outstanding teacher as he was, he couldn't prevent me from forgetting Antimony, from the list above !
Schoolboys and metals
Dr Hell Posted Apr 25, 2006
If you include Antimony you should also include Astatine...
Or?
Dr.H
Schoolboys and metals
dyvroeth Posted May 7, 2006
Nah, I think he'd have drawn the line at Polonium and left Astatine out in the cold.
But I very much appreciate the suggestion.
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