What do you mean Earth isn't flat??(seen at MIT campus during the eclipse viewing event last week).
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> On Aug 29, 2017, at 9:09 AM, Bev Christian <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Douglas Pauls
> Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2017 7:59 AM
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> Subject: Re: [TN] Element Quiz Answer
>
> Bev is now off my Christmas Card list....
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>
> Doug Pauls
> Principal Materials and Process Engineer Rockwell Collins
>
>> On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 3:17 PM, David Hillman < [log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> 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:
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>>> 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
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>>>
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