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Ethylene, an Uncommon card
Ethylene is a hydrocarbon which has the formula C2H4 or H2C=CH2.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 72
- DEF
- 76
- Power
- 148
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 150,000
Power 148 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Ethylene quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Ethylene card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It is the ______ alkene.
Answer
simplest. It is the simplest alkene. From the Ethylene article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Fuzhou. Fuzhou 85 · Derivative 78 · Dick Dale 75 · Ethylene 72 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Derivative. Derivative 310,000 · Alternating current 230,000 · Ethylene 150,000 · Breakfast 110,000 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 colourless, flammable gas with a faint "sweet and musky" odour when pure.
- It is the simplest alkene.
- Ethylene is widely used in the chemical industry, and its worldwide production exceeds that of any other organic compound.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Ethylene article was read about 150,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 72 and blocks with 76: each hit it takes is cut by 30 %.
How to get Ethylene
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- FuzhouUncommon · Society · ATK 85 DEF 63
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Ethylene (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Benjah-bmm27 (Ben Mills) Redrawn (vector graphic) by Origami-Kranich, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.

