Ferrous wheels

Q: What do chemists call a benzene ring with iron atoms replacing the carbon atoms?
A: A ferrous wheel:

         Fe - Fe
      /       \
     Fe       Fe
      \       /
       Fe - Fe

This joke results from the lewis structure of benzene which is the single bonds of 6 Carbons and 6 Hydrogens. This joke is an example of how lewis structures can be explained to someone with much less Chemistry background.

This joke came from http://www.jupiterscientific.org/sciinfo/jokes/chemistryjokes.html

Posted by Hannah Fogt