Oganesson Memes

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Electron Theft Gone Wrong

Electron Theft Gone Wrong
The title "[Rn] 5f 0 6d 0 7s 0 7p 0 " is actually the electron configuration of element 118 (Oganesson), which has all its electrons stripped away. Meanwhile, Fluorine (F) is one of the most electronegative elements on the periodic table—it basically mugs other atoms for their electrons. So when Fluorine enters an electronegativity competition against Oganesson, it's like bringing a nuclear weapon to a knife fight. That panicked "F" face perfectly captures the moment when you realize your opponent literally has no electrons to steal. Just another day in the cutthroat world of electron affinity.

The Universe Begins To Cool

The Universe Begins To Cool
Hydrogen flexing its status as the first element on the periodic table while Oganesson just stands there like "I have 118 protons and this is what I get?" Classic elemental hierarchy. Hydrogen formed during the Big Bang and never lets anyone forget it. Meanwhile, Oganesson lasts for less than a millisecond before decaying and doesn't even get to appear on most periodic table placemats. The elemental equivalent of a senior scientist ignoring the new lab tech.

The Noble Gas Betrayal

The Noble Gas Betrayal
Chemistry students experiencing that periodic table trauma! The meme shows a chemistry test question asking about ionization energy, where someone answered "Oganesson" but the correct answer is "radon." The person's confident "WHY ARE YOU BOOING ME? I'M RIGHT" reaction is every chemistry student who's been betrayed by periodic trends. For the chemistry nerds: Xenon and radon are both in Group 18 (noble gases), and radon does have lower first ionization energy because as you move down a group, the valence electrons are farther from the nucleus and easier to remove. Oganesson is actually in Group 18 too, but it's way heavier than xenon, so the answer is doubly painful - technically wrong but conceptually on the right track!

Can You F*cking Stop So We Can Study You?

Can You F*cking Stop So We Can Study You?
Oganesson (element 118) is having an existential crisis, and honestly, who can blame it? This superheavy element only exists for less than a millisecond before radioactively decaying. Scientists literally create it in a lab, and before the poor thing can even figure out its place in the periodic table—poof, it's gone! It's basically the mayfly of chemistry, except instead of living for 24 hours, it gets about 0.0000001 seconds to contemplate its noble gas classification. Imagine being so unstable that researchers have only made about 5 atoms of you... EVER. No wonder it's confused about its identity—it barely has time to introduce itself to the neighboring elements before disintegrating!