Kitchen Chemistry

Kitchen Chemistry Experiment 31
Formulas Poker

Each Deck should contain at least one of the following cards

Ba ⁺² Na ^{+1 Ca ⁺² Li ^{+1 Pb ⁺² Zn⁺²}} Be⁺² Mg⁺² Ag⁺¹ K⁺¹ V⁺³ Ni⁺³ Cu⁺² Cu⁺³ Fe⁺² H⁺¹ Fe⁺³ Sr⁺² Sc⁺³ Al⁺³ Hg⁺² Sn⁺¹ Rb⁺¹

NO3^-1 NO2 ^-1 SO4 ^-2 SO3^-2 HSO4^-2 CO3 ^-2 HCO3^-1 PO4 ^-3 HPO4 ^-2 NH4 ⁺¹ OH^-1 ClO4 ^-1 CrO4^-1 Cl^-1 AsO4 ^-2 C2H3O2^{-1 H2PO4 ^-1 I^-1} S^-2 O^-2 F^-1 N ^-3 Br^-1 P^-3

One Blank or Free Card

^{15 of the following subscripts: 1, 2, 3}

^Procedure

^{This game is played as a 5 card draw. The dealer will pass out
5 cards to each player from the shuffled deck.}
^{Each player may turn in as many as 3 cards but only ONCE. The
players will try to make a chemical formula that uses as many
of their cards as possible. If they cannot play, they must simply
PASS. It is possible to make 2 chemical formulas in one play.
See the Sample Scoresheet.}
^{The score is totaled by the number of cards that the player is
able to use to make the chemical formula. It is possible for
a player to score as many as 5 points per hand. See Sample Scoresheet.}