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Julius von Mayer, a Common card
Julius Robert von Mayer was a German physician, chemist, and physicist and one of the founders of thermodynamics.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 59
- DEF
- 31
- Power
- 90
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 9,900
Power 90 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 30 % of WikiCards cards.
Julius von Mayer quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Julius von Mayer card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He also ______ that plants convert light into chemical energy.
Answer
proposed. He also proposed that plants convert light into chemical energy. From the Julius von Mayer article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In ____, Mayer described the vital chemical process now referred to as oxidation as the primary source of energy for any living creature.
Answer
1840s. In 1842, Mayer described the vital chemical process now referred to as oxidation as the primary source of energy for any living creature. From the Julius von Mayer article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Julius von Mayer. Julius von Mayer 59 · Alfréd Rényi 55 · Sin el Fil 51 · Vima Takto 46 ATK in WikiCards.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He is best known for enunciating in 1841 one of the original statements of the conservation of energy or what is now known as one of the first versions of the first law of thermodynamics, namely that "energy can be neither created nor destroyed".
- In 1842, Mayer described the vital chemical process now referred to as oxidation as the primary source of energy for any living creature.
- He also proposed that plants convert light into chemical energy.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Julius von Mayer article was read about 9,900 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 59 and blocks with 31: each hit it takes is cut by 12 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Julius von Mayer (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Friedrich Berrer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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