Barks panels used in national Dutch high school exam

[Arthur de Wolf]

Hi all,
 
The 2004 chemistry exam for the MAVO high schools in the Netherlands, which
was given on the 3th of June, contained seven questions about several panels
from Carl Barks' The Mad Chemist (WDC 44, 1944). It showed the first four
panels of the second page of the story. 
 
The questions were about the chemical formulas in the panels, the measuring
cups that are shown, the substances 'gesmoorde zwavel' ('braised brimstone')
and 'gestoofde vitriool' ('stewed sulphur') and about which safety
precautions Donald should have taken when doing the experiments in the
fourth panel.
 
The last question mentions that Donald mumbles about CH2 in the 1944 story,
yet the particle (?) with formula CH2 wasn't actually discovered until 1959.
 
If you're interested in seeing the exam you can download it as a PDF from:
http://www2.citogroep.nl/vo/ex2004/400009-1-585-540o.pdf
 
Kind regards,
 
Arthur
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