Chemistry Week Two Assignment

I don't know what to think about Bacon perfume. I am not interested in perfume, much less smelling like something that most people want to eat. That is a bit out of my range of pursuits.

I hope that Paris Gray got to walk with her class. Georgia is a strange and frightening place to me.

I found the article on Atomic Orbitals very informative and strange. That these subatomic particles follow rules that we can somewhat ascertain is amazing. There are different kinds of orbitals, but the order in which electrons fill them is fixed. Each element is unique yet follows universal guidelines... so bizarre and perfect.

Antibiotic resistance makes me nervous and sad. I am very grateful for all of the amazing advancements that western medical science has given us, my little sister suffered from ear infections quite a bit as a child and I shudder to think what may have happened to her without antibiotics.
The production of toxic chemicals is also disheartening. I used to worry more about things like this, but a person can only do so much. A few years ago I came to the conclusion (my personal conclusion for myself) that instead of freaking out and trying to fight against what seems to me to be highly momentous, politically and economically powerful industries with interests in putting living organisms' health at risk, I would instead focus my energy in a direction that I do believe in, that promotes balance and well being.
It does seem to me that the Earth will find a balance in the end. As inventive creatures we can do our best to avoid suffering/deprivation in the short run, but long term consequences of throwing off the balance is what? What are we doing to the quality of life of future generations? Will we live to see the ramifications of these drug/toxin/environment interactions? I think the Earth is going to win... it will outlive us all.

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Ionic Bonding seems like a very cool thing. It somehow reminds me of legos, like pieces of matter that were made to fit together, albeit of a very different nature.
The Purdue site I would have appreciated to have practical examples... I have a hard time picturing/imagining the difference between the compounds, mixtures, etc.