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Uncommon card · Science
Litmus, an Uncommon card
Litmus is a water-soluble mixture of different dyes extracted from lichens.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 53
- DEF
- 30
- Power
- 83
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 52,000
Power 83 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 25 % of WikiCards cards.
Litmus quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Litmus card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In short, it is a dye and indicator which is used to place ______ on a pH scale.
Answer
substances. In short, it is a dye and indicator which is used to place substances on a pH scale. From the Litmus article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
NP-hardness. NP-hardness 120,000 · Diodorus Siculus 91,000 · Litmus 52,000 · Step function 41,000 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 often absorbed into filter paper to produce one of the oldest forms of pH indicator, used to test materials for acidity.
- In an acidic medium, blue litmus paper turns red, while in a basic or alkaline medium, red litmus paper turns blue.
- In short, it is a dye and indicator which is used to place substances on a pH scale.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Litmus article was read about 52,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 53 and blocks with 30: each hit it takes is cut by 12 %.
How to get Litmus
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, Litmus (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : User:BXXXD, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
