Overheard at a chemistry competition...

British chemist: "I'll kick your arsenic!"

American chemist: "I'll kick your astatine!"

Organic chemist: "I'll kick your acetate!"

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📅︎ May 09 2021
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In chemistry class, my son was combining acetic acid with some sort of base when he disappeared...

I guess it's true what they say -- he who acetates is lost.

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📅︎ Jul 03 2018
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