"Now Sir, there is NO partial credit in chemistry! Your answer is either all wrong or all right. That is to say, I mean, er, now spelling is critical! If a chemical name is misspelled it is wrong! Be careful and you may pass this quiz!"
A). "Now Sir, sir, consider the following list:"
Felium, Melorium, Vaselium, Higlycerite, Francium, Germanium, Belgium, Parotine, Holmium, Immodium, Hillitogen, Ununbium, Dubnium, Alcohol, Pyrmithium, Balonium, Librium, Tedium, Napthalene, Regurgium, Kenetick, Pennicillin, Unobtanium, Bermium, Kanaline, Belium, Mesium, Rustoleum, Mangathene, Tetracyclene, Altheron, Berine, Novocaine, Benzedrine, Nitrous, Benzene, Haxigen, Samarium, Somurium, Samaritum, Sanitarium, Robulium, Dilithium, Geranium, Biloxium, Kelein, Freedium, Pyrite, Hagmium, Larium, Moium, Curllyum, Lawrencium, Botoxium, Refugium, Barodine, Carotine, Colonium, Halogen, Batron, Batheron, Codeine, Krypton, Dexedrine, Mantanese, Bethenum, Kryptonite, Tetryon, Tachyon, Photon, Boron, Moron, Chloron, Basatone, Besutium, Collagen, Scrontium, Strontium, Banzintium, Baroleum, Balarium, Bronze, Ephedrine, Balium, Helian, Arizonium, Oklahomium, Californium, Floridium, Baromite, Bantom, Linoleum, Poseidium, Darmstadtium, Acetate, Flurine, Sulfur, Chrome, Cason, Akron, Cellulite, Oxycontin, Oxycodone, Phosphate, Ammonium, Petroleum, Phospherous, Vigorous, Unicellulose, Methylcellulose.
"Identify the chemical elements from the list above. Add up the atomic numbers for the elements. Now Sir, write that sum down!" __________.
B). "Now, Sir, this is an inappropriate question: what is the atomic number of the as yet undiscovered (and highly unlikely) element hexnilseptium? Quick! Write it down Sir!" _________.
C). "Sir, the surface gravity of the planet Pluto is 5.9% that of earth. The mass of the planet Neptune is 17.2 times that of earth. What is the atomic mass of the element neptunium as measured on the surface of the planet Pluto at the equator? Write it down!" __________.
"Now, now, that's Time Up! Put your pencils down! On your way home from class, stop to retrieve the unknowns for tomorrow's lab exercise at N30, 26.(A/4.23), W 097, 52.((B+C)/2.01) Be sure to sign the logbook now, Sir!"
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