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History of the periodic table, an Uncommon card
The periodic table is an arrangement of the chemical elements, structured by their atomic number, electron configuration and recurring chemical properties.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 85
- DEF
- 90
- Power
- 175
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 75,000
Power 175 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
History of the periodic table quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the History of the periodic table card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In the basic form, elements are presented in order of ______ atomic number, in the reading sequence.
Answer
increasing. In the basic form, elements are presented in order of increasing atomic number, in the reading sequence. From the History of the periodic table article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Digital media use and mental health. Digital media use and mental health 89 · History of the periodic table 85 · Road 82 · Canard 76 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Canard. Canard 110,000 · History of the periodic table 75,000 · Sophie Germain 59,000 · History of spaceflight 47,000 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.
- In the basic form, elements are presented in order of increasing atomic number, in the reading sequence.
- Then, rows and columns are created by starting new rows and inserting blank cells, so that rows and columns show elements with recurring properties.
- For example, all elements in group 18 are noble gases that are largely, though not completely, unreactive.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The History of the periodic table article was read about 75,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 85 and blocks with 90: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
How to get History of the periodic table
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, History of the periodic table (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown photographer Unknown photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
