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M, E, P, B, P, H, H, O, N, ?
m, e, p, b, p, h, h, o, n, ?
What comes next in this sequence?
What comes next in this sequence?
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It has something to do with chemistry.Answer
d.They are the first letters of the first saturated hydrocarbons, i.e. alkanes:
methane, ethane, propane, butane, pentane, hexane, heptane, octane, nonane, decane.
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Great teaser, took me a minute but got it, keep ones like these coming
Good thing I just studied this last week in chemistry, or I never would have gotten it. Good one!
I didnt get it
It said chemistry so i was looking at the table of elements, completely lost
Good teaser but, very clever
It said chemistry so i was looking at the table of elements, completely lost
Good teaser but, very clever
Good one - I was going to submit this but was beaten to it
Ones like this are unacceptable. How is someone not educated in chemistry supposed to get it? This is an example of why most of the site's users haven't logged in for 10+ years.
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