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Bicarbonate, an Uncommon card
In inorganic chemistry, bicarbonate is an intermediate form in the deprotonation of carbonic acid.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 60
- DEF
- 43
- Power
- 103
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 92,000
Power 103 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
Bicarbonate quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Bicarbonate card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It is a ______ anion with the chemical formula HCO3–.
Answer
polyatomic. It is a polyatomic anion with the chemical formula HCO3–. From the Bicarbonate article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The term "bicarbonate" was coined in ____ by the English chemist William Hyde Wollaston.
Answer
1810s. The term "bicarbonate" was coined in 1814 by the English chemist William Hyde Wollaston. From the Bicarbonate article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Jeremy Hansen. Jeremy Hansen 1,300,000 · Canasta 180,000 · Conor Woodman 140,000 · Bicarbonate 92,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It is a polyatomic anion with the chemical formula HCO3–.
- Bicarbonate serves a crucial biochemical role in the physiological pH buffering system.
- The term "bicarbonate" was coined in 1814 by the English chemist William Hyde Wollaston.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Bicarbonate article was read about 92,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 60 and blocks with 43: each hit it takes is cut by 17 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Bicarbonate (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : User:Innerstream, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
