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William Ramsay, an Uncommon card
Sir William Ramsay was a Scottish chemist who discovered the noble gases and received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1904 "in recognition of his services in the discovery of the inert gaseous elements in air" along with his collaborator, John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, who received the Nobel Prize in Physics…
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 62
- DEF
- 43
- Power
- 105
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 26,000
Power 105 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 45 % of WikiCards cards.
William Ramsay quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the William Ramsay card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
After the two men identified argon, Ramsay ______ other atmospheric gases.
Answer
investigated. After the two men identified argon, Ramsay investigated other atmospheric gases. From the William Ramsay article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Hersheypark Stadium. Hersheypark Stadium 71 · Ash-shab yurid isqat an-nizam 65 · William Ramsay 62 · Type 96 armored personnel carrier 58 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Han Fei. Han Fei 40,000 · William Ramsay 26,000 · Presidency of Nelson Mandela 18,000 · Ash-shab yurid isqat an-nizam 13,000 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.
- After the two men identified argon, Ramsay investigated other atmospheric gases.
- His work in isolating argon, helium, neon, krypton, and xenon led to the development of a new section of the periodic table.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The William Ramsay article was read about 26,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 62 and blocks with 43: each hit it takes is cut by 17 %.
How to get William Ramsay
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, William Ramsay (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Elliott & Fry, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
