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Uncommon card · Science
Radical, an Uncommon card
In chemistry, a radical, also known as a free radical, is an atom, molecule, or ion that has at least one unpaired valence electron.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 73
- DEF
- 72
- Power
- 145
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 78,000
Power 145 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- With some exceptions, these unpaired electrons make radicals highly chemically reactive.
- Radicals are important in combustion, atmospheric chemistry, polymerization, plasma chemistry, biochemistry, and many other chemical processes.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Radical article was read about 78,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 73 and blocks with 72: each hit it takes is cut by 29 %.
How to get Radical
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, Radical (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : User:Innerstream, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
