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Bob, LJO2/E4, DTN 226-2323, PC Engineering

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Mar 18, 1986, 9:49:53 AM3/18/86
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Vince Hatem writes:

> Iron(Fe) is an ELEMENT, NOT A CHEMICAL! Chemicals are made up from Elements.

The three dictionaries I consulted would disagree.

Choosing not to make disparaging remarks about your employer,
Bob Fleischer

Kerro Panille

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Mar 22, 1986, 1:51:41 PM3/22/86
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Try Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary. It says:

chemical n: a substance obtained by a chemical process or used for producing
a chemical effect.

Iron (Fe) is not obtained by a chemical process (that is referring to compounds)
nor is it used (by itself) to produce a chemical effect.

I still think that "element" is a much more descriptive word.

I'll keep my comments about your employer to myself also. Besides, I was hired
for my knowledge of Computer Science, not Chemistry.

What were *you* hired for? ;-}


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