Chemistry

 

Chemistry

You’ll know it is chemistry

When there is a pinch of mystery

And when Iron is called Ferrum

And lead is called Plumbum.

 

When it’s Na as in natrium

And not So for sodium

It’s K for potassium; not a P

Things far from what you see.

 

When the valency of H is 1

The use of that is just done

Because the formula is H2O2

Then the world has gone askew.

 

When inert gases like Xenon don’t react

But there is a Xenon difluoride in fact

When it gets colder, they contract

But water has a whole different act.

 

When your world is inside out

And you mind is full of doubt

Don’t worry as you’re learning chemistry

There must be some sort of wizardry.

 

When rules here don’t always matter

When your mind wants to stammer

The weirdness has just begun

Chemistry is going to be a lot of fun.