#sure i know hydrogen and helium an calcium by heart but that's honestly abt it

[dokyeomini]

why do ppl expect chemists to have the entire periodic table memorized??????

#as if we have time for that lmao??? #every time there's a chemical element question a hint is the number they're like expecting me to just spit out the answer agjslhl #sure i know hydrogen and helium an calcium by heart but that's honestly abt it #i remember where they approximately are but i forget how many rows and colums there are sometimes #in the transition metals section #and that messes up trying to figure out where which numbers are #in uni we didn't learn the 20 first epements by heart like we did in middle school #but we learned abt which characteristics change in which direction in the table #suprise suprise we were always allowed to use the table printed out during exams when it was necessary #pub quizzes and trivia is another thing #i could learn it for that but i've never bothered #sorry i just get annoyed at it algkg #today someone said they didn't expect me to get the answer wrong #and tbh i only got the answer wrong bc i forgot they asked the 19th element (it wasn't in the question but they gave it as a hint #and i was thinking abt the forst 20 elements we learned in middle school and i knew the 20th was calcium and i was just so focused ln that #that i forgot they asked the 19th aglkslj #so im SORRY i disappointed all lf you aglksj #i have never claimed to be smart but everyone expects me to know everything to do with chemistry...... #as if i expect my geographer friends to know every fucking flag or country by the outline..... #god what an essay alhkdöj #this didn't end up in my notes app after all #i actually wanted to vent akhksj