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Photoinitiator, a Common card
In chemistry, a photoinitiator is a molecule that creates reactive species when exposed to radiation.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 54
- DEF
- 52
- Power
- 106
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 6,300
Ranked #2,382 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Synthetic photoinitiators are key components in photopolymers.
- Some small molecules in the atmosphere can also act as photoinitiators by decomposing to give free radicals.
- For instance, nitrogen dioxide is produced in large quantities by gasoline-burning internal combustion engines.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Photoinitiator article was read about 6,300 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 54 and blocks with 52: each hit it takes is cut by 21 %.
How to get Photoinitiator
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Photoinitiator (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Ligonauer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
