{"id":282,"date":"2018-04-24T18:48:41","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T17:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/?page_id=282"},"modified":"2019-06-29T14:48:02","modified_gmt":"2019-06-29T13:48:02","slug":"the-chemistry-lesson","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/?page_id=282","title":{"rendered":"The chemistry lesson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-284 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/tripod-1-211x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"81\" height=\"115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/tripod-1-211x300.png 211w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/tripod-1.png 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 81px) 100vw, 81px\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180427.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-408\" src=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180427-300x197.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180427-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180427-768x505.png 768w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180427-1024x674.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Acids<\/span> and <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">bases<\/span>, solids and gases,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>periodic tables learnt in classes,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Aim, apparatus and diagrams drawn,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 method to guide and experiment born,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Protons, neutrons, electrons and moles,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>dancing sodium in cold water bowls,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>practical potions on battered benches,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>the notebooks stained with substance stenches<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>pangs of coffee hanging from the prep room,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>magnesium ribbon brightening the gloom,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>molecules, formulae, covalent bonds,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>conjuring chemicals with glass stirring wands,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>theory and practice gave a balanced result,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>concluding the work of the alchemic cult. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Scan_20190629-3.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-576\" src=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Scan_20190629-3-230x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Scan_20190629-3-230x300.png 230w, 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born,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Protons, neutrons, electrons and moles, dancing sodium in cold water bowls, practical potions on battered benches, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/?page_id=282\">Continue reading <span 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