Post by Chelsbot on Apr 13, 2009 19:00:02 GMT -5
Good evening, Houseguests. It’s time for your sixth Veto Competition. All 5 Brigantia members (Daniele, Diane, Jun, Parker, and Sheila) are eligible to compete.
Tonight’s competition is called “It’s Element-ary, My Dear Chelsbot!”
Dr. Vetostein is up to no good. He has been spending every day and every night in his lab, trying to devise a chemical formula that will aid him in his quest for world domination. However, he hasn’t had much luck up to this point, and he needs your help. He is missing one important element that he needs to complete his formula.
To help Dr. Vetostein, you will be using the periodic table above and the list of 101 words from the previous HOH Competition, “Mark My Words.” The list of words can be found in the results for HOH #6.
You will have to find element symbols in words from the competition. For example, the word “Chelsbot” contains the following symbols:
C
H
He
S
Sb
B
O
In order to find Dr. Vetostein’s missing element, you will have to follow the 7 steps below:
1. Take all the elements that appear in the list of words and add their atomic numbers. For example, if the symbols H and He were the only ones found in the list, you would add 1 and 2 to get 3.
2. Take all the elements that do not appear in the list of words and add their atomic numbers. For example, if every symbol except Uus and Uuo appeared in the list, you would add 117 and 118 to get 235.
3. One word on the list from HOH #6 does not contain any element symbols. Find this word on the list and take the corresponding number. For example, if “Agency” is the word that contains no symbols, you will use the number 1, because Agency is first on the list of words.
4. Next, you will need to find out how many times the symbol for Lithium appears in the words. Multiple Lithium’s atomic number by the amount of times its symbol appears.
5. Find out how many times the symbol for Lanthanum appears in the words. Multiple Lanthanum’s atomic number by the amount of times its symbol appears.
6. Find out how many times the symbol for Francium appears in the words. Multiple Francium’s atomic number by the amount of times its symbol appears.
7. Take each of the 6 numbers from the previous steps and add them together.
8. Divide your answer to Step #7 by 200.
9. Round your answer from Step #8 to the nearest whole number.
10. Your answer to Step #9 is the atomic number for Dr. Vetostein’s missing element. PM me the name of this element (the full name, not just the symbol). It must be spelled correctly. In addition to telling me the name of the element, tell me its atomic number.
The first Houseguest to PM me the correct element and its atomic number will win the Power of Veto. In the event that no one gets it right, the person with the closest atomic number will win (if it is a tie, it will come down to time of submission). You may only submit this Competition once, so make sure you are satisfied with your answer.
The deadline for this Competition is tomorrow night at 8 PM EST, but I will reveal the results early if someone wins before that time. Good luck!
Tonight’s competition is called “It’s Element-ary, My Dear Chelsbot!”
Dr. Vetostein is up to no good. He has been spending every day and every night in his lab, trying to devise a chemical formula that will aid him in his quest for world domination. However, he hasn’t had much luck up to this point, and he needs your help. He is missing one important element that he needs to complete his formula.
To help Dr. Vetostein, you will be using the periodic table above and the list of 101 words from the previous HOH Competition, “Mark My Words.” The list of words can be found in the results for HOH #6.
You will have to find element symbols in words from the competition. For example, the word “Chelsbot” contains the following symbols:
C
H
He
S
Sb
B
O
In order to find Dr. Vetostein’s missing element, you will have to follow the 7 steps below:
1. Take all the elements that appear in the list of words and add their atomic numbers. For example, if the symbols H and He were the only ones found in the list, you would add 1 and 2 to get 3.
2. Take all the elements that do not appear in the list of words and add their atomic numbers. For example, if every symbol except Uus and Uuo appeared in the list, you would add 117 and 118 to get 235.
3. One word on the list from HOH #6 does not contain any element symbols. Find this word on the list and take the corresponding number. For example, if “Agency” is the word that contains no symbols, you will use the number 1, because Agency is first on the list of words.
4. Next, you will need to find out how many times the symbol for Lithium appears in the words. Multiple Lithium’s atomic number by the amount of times its symbol appears.
5. Find out how many times the symbol for Lanthanum appears in the words. Multiple Lanthanum’s atomic number by the amount of times its symbol appears.
6. Find out how many times the symbol for Francium appears in the words. Multiple Francium’s atomic number by the amount of times its symbol appears.
7. Take each of the 6 numbers from the previous steps and add them together.
8. Divide your answer to Step #7 by 200.
9. Round your answer from Step #8 to the nearest whole number.
10. Your answer to Step #9 is the atomic number for Dr. Vetostein’s missing element. PM me the name of this element (the full name, not just the symbol). It must be spelled correctly. In addition to telling me the name of the element, tell me its atomic number.
The first Houseguest to PM me the correct element and its atomic number will win the Power of Veto. In the event that no one gets it right, the person with the closest atomic number will win (if it is a tie, it will come down to time of submission). You may only submit this Competition once, so make sure you are satisfied with your answer.
The deadline for this Competition is tomorrow night at 8 PM EST, but I will reveal the results early if someone wins before that time. Good luck!
