Bev - don't be too upset for falling off Doug's Xmas list, he sent me a box
of Boomium last year and I still can't find a Hazmat team willing to
dispose of it............

Dave

On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 6:59 AM, Douglas Pauls <
[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Bev is now off my Christmas Card list....
>
>
> Doug Pauls
> Principal Materials and Process Engineer
> Rockwell Collins
>
> On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 3:17 PM, David Hillman <david.hillman@
> rockwellcollins.com> wrote:
>
>> And that now makes Bev an honorary member of the EQAB! Its getting harder
>> to disqualify Doug so I need all the help I can get and my chemistry
>> knowledge is shaky at times! Guess Doug and I took the same chemistry
>> class!
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 2:53 PM, Bev Christian <
>> [log in to unmask]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Doug,
>> > There is also a slight problem with your chemical formula.
>> > SO2NO4 stands for one sulfur atom, two oxygen atoms, one nitrogen atom
>> and
>> > four oxygen atoms.
>> >
>> > I would humbly like to offer some comments and suggestions.
>> > 1) If you meant So2NO4, then you are implying an anion of NO4 (charge
>> > unknown). Such an anion or even an uncharged molecule of such a formula
>> > does
>> > not exist.
>> > 2) If you meant to write SoONO3, then So would have a charge of +3.
>> > 3) If you meant to write So2ONO3, then each So atom would have a charge
>> of
>> > +1.5, which would be in keeping with some other half fractional
>> elements.
>> > 4) Yet another possibility is that you should have written So2ONO3,
>> where
>> > the NO3 is the highly unstable nitrous trioxide molecule (really does
>> > exist), which is stabilized as an adduct by the So2O entity. I say
>> entity
>> > because I am not sure if it is covalent or ionic. Nevertheless, the
>> > oxidation number for So would be 1.
>> >
>> > The latter makes me wonder if the true atomic number is 48.5, not 46.5.
>> > This would make So2 similar to Hg2+2 and Cd2+2.  I worked on the latter
>> > during my time as a PhD student, but did not generate enough data for a
>> > degree and went off and looked at the sulfides and selenides of
>> phosphorus
>> > and arsenic instead.
>> >
>> > There are other possibilities, but they entail suggesting that you made
>> an
>> > error in not including another, additional type of half fractional
>> element
>> > in the formula you stated and there are too many possibilities to go
>> into
>> > here.
>> >
>> > I look forward to your reply and wonder if any of my guesses (2-4)
>> and/or
>> > idea about the atomic number are correct or if you have an alternate
>> > explanation.
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Bev
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Hillman
>> > Sent: Friday, August 25, 2017 2:28 PM
>> > To: [log in to unmask]
>> > Subject: [TN] Element Quiz Answer
>> >
>> > Here is the Element Quiz Question:
>> >
>> > The Question:
>> > This element is a metal and has a large variety of commercial
>> applications.
>> > It can be found in nature as a free element and is one of the best known
>> > element despite only being the 35th most abundant on Earth. The element
>> is
>> > mentioned in the Bible and was known to ancient civilizations. This
>> element
>> > has been poisoning humans for hundreds of years. This element is used in
>> > the Oddy test. Which element is being described?
>> >
>> > The Answer:
>> > The element is Lead (Pb). Lead is used in hundreds of commercial
>> > applications and has equally been shown to be toxic in hundreds of ways.
>> > Lead was added to wine, used in paint, used in gasoline and in cosmetics
>> > before its toxicity was fully understood. Lead chromate (PbCrO4) is a
>> safe
>> > yellow pigment and lead azide [Pb(N3)2] is used as a detonator of
>> > explosives. Lead derives its name from the Latin word "plumbum" which is
>> > the origin of the English word "plumbing", all associated with the use
>> of
>> > lead for water pipes in the Roman Empire.
>> >
>> > The Oddy test is a procedure created at the British Museum by
>> conservation
>> > scientist William Andrew Oddy in 1973,[in order to test materials for
>> > safety in and around art objects. This test calls for a sample of the
>> > material in question to be placed in an airtight container with three
>> > coupons of different metals-silver, lead, and copper-that are not
>> touching
>> > each other or the sample of the material.[3] The container is sealed
>> with a
>> > small amount of de-ionized water to maintain a high humidity, then
>> heated
>> > at 60 degrees Celsius for 28 days. An identical container with three
>> metal
>> > coupons acts as a control. If the metal coupons show no signs of
>> corrosion,
>> > then the material is deemed suitable to be placed in and around art
>> > objects. The Oddy test is not a contact test, but is for testing
>> > off-gassing.
>> >
>> >
>> > The winner of the quiz is Jerry Dengler, Pergamon Corp. and will get the
>> > services of Clumpy and Kloumpios for the week.
>> >
>> > The EQAB was quite impressed with Doug's submission of "solomonium" but
>> due
>> > to he submitted silver as his first response, all other submissions are
>> > null and void. Additionally, William Oddy is alive and breathing which
>> > conflicts with some of Doug's details. EQAB did find it interesting that
>> > nearly everyone but Doug does not survive interactions with the half
>> > fractional elements!
>> >
>> >
>> > So far Clumpy and Kloumpios have done the following:
>> >
>> > Past Quiz winners/tasks:
>> > Week 1 Ravinder Ajmani, Western Digital
>> > Week 1 Ron Feyereisen, SigmaTron Intl.
>> > Week 2 Louis Hart, Compunetics
>> > Week 3 Mark Kostinovsky, Schlumberger Ltd.
>> > Week 3 John Burke
>> > Week 4 Drew Meyer, Benchmark Electronics
>> > Week 5 No Winner - no correct responses!
>> > Week 6 Bhanu Sood, NASA
>> > Week 7 Keith Calhoun, Sopark Corp
>> > Week 7 Ian Fox, Rolls Royce
>> > Week 8 Leland Woodall
>> > Week 8 David Bealer, SMT
>> > Week 9 Tom Carroll, Boeing
>> > Week 10 Louis Hart, Compunetics
>> > Week 11 Tom Carroll, Boeing
>> > Week 11 Scott Decker, UTAS
>> > Week 12 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld Elektronik PCB Design and Assembly
>> > Week 13 No Quiz,
>> > Week 14 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld Elektronik PCB Design and Assembly
>> > Week 15 Bhanu Sood, NASA
>> > Week 16 John Maxwell
>> > Week 17 Leland Woodall
>> > Week 18 Leland Woodall
>> > Week 19 Tom Carroll, Boeing
>> > Week 20 Robert Kondner
>> > Week 21 Tom Brendlinger, ClearMotion Inc.
>> > Week 22 Carl Van Wormer, Cipher Engineering LCC
>> > Week 23 Juliano Ribeiro, DATACOM
>> > Week 24 Gerry Gagnon, FLIR Commercial Systems
>> > Week 25 Graham Collins, Sunsel Systems
>> > Week 26 Joyce Koo, IPC International
>> > Week 26 Todd MacFadden, Bose
>> > Week 27 Bhanu Sood, NASA
>> > Week 28 Leland Woodall
>> > Week 29 Mordechai Kirshenbaum
>> >
>> > Week 30 Leland Woodall
>> > - It's roasting in NC right now, so the guys and I will have some early
>> > morning golf this weekend.  Next week they can assist me with writing
>> work
>> > instructions for our rework department.  Joy, joy, right?
>> >
>> > Week 31 Leland Woodall
>> > - assisted with ????
>> >
>> > Week 32 Steve Gregory
>> > - assisted with ????
>> >
>> > Week 33 Leland Woodall
>> > - assisted with ????
>> >
>> > Week 34 Jerry Dengler, Pergamon Corp
>> > - assisted with ???
>> >
>> >
>> > I hope everyone has a awesome week.
>> >
>> > Dave Hillman
>> > Rockwell Collins
>> > [log in to unmask]
>> >
>>
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