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Chemists of Lemmy, how accurate is this likability table? (lemmy.world)

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[-] model_tar_gz@lemmy.world 41 points 4 months ago

Definitely not licking pure lithium, sodium, or any of the alkali (s-block) metals. My tongue is wet. That shit explodes in water, yo.

[-] Fermion@feddit.nl 6 points 4 months ago

I wonder if you'd get a sort of leidenfrost effect limiting the extent of damage.

I'm not going to test that though.

[-] wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago

Magnesium is fine (see response above). https://invidious.darkness.services/watch?v=Q_4I30Nz_b0 Just don't vomit on it before you lick it, 'cause it'll get spicy with acid.

[-] model_tar_gz@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Mg is an alkaline earth metal, not an alkali metal. :). Still have zero desire whatsoever to eat elemental Mg.

But I did say s-block didn’t I. That’s on me, I set the bar too low.

[-] wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 months ago

Yeah, the only reason I replied was because you were responding to the calcium dude above, then said "s-block". Just wanted to spread the good word of the 9th-most abundant element in the universe 🙏

[-] model_tar_gz@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Frankly I’m amazed I even got as much of that right as I did. It’s been more than 20 years since I took a chemistry class—a lot of them—but still. It’s been a minute.