• Signtist@lemm.ee
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    8 months ago

    It’s been a while since I learned about cations and anions, but I still remember their charges by thinking of anions as onions that need a single sharp blade to cut, making a “-” sign, while cations have 2 front paws of sharp claws that make a “+” sign. It’s a dumb way of remembering that I came up with on the spot when I first learned about them, but I still remember after more than a decade.

  • AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net
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    8 months ago

    I used to do tutoring when I was in school and this pun was actually great for helping students remember. They all hated it, and that’s why they remembered it.

    (Cat-ions are paw-sitive)

  • model_tar_gz@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    A Negative ION Cats are the opposite. And something about OIL RIG.

    Why the fuck are cats living on oil rigs?

    This shit is way too basic, yo. Ima go trip some acid and come back and kill the Orgo final. Those reaction mechanisms ain’t got shit on me.

  • Another Catgirl
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    8 months ago

    but the cathode is where you apply a negative potential to make the current flow in the intended direction.