Rosetta Stone

Rosetta Stone The discovery of the Rosetta Stone on July 15, 1799, and the translation work that followed, unlocked the mystery of Egyptian hieroglyphics. It opened the door to learning much about the ancient kingdom of Egypt. In a similar way, chemical compounds tell scientists a lot of important information about what ions a chemical compound contains. See if you can correctly name the following chemical compounds. If you do, the underlined letters will provide a key piece of history concerning the Rosetta Stone.

CsBr cesium ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ MgO magnesium ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ NaCl ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ chloride CaS

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ sulfide

HClO3 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ acid KI

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ iodide

H2O

___ ___ ___ ___ ___

N2O

dinitrogen monoxide, which is more commonly called nitrous ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

Fill in the underlined letters from above, in order. The man who discovered the Rosetta Stone was Captain Pierre-Francois ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___.

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Answer Key: CsBr cesium bromide MgO magnesium oxide NaCl sodium chloride CaS calcium sulfide HClO3 chloric acid KI potassium iodide H2O water N2O dinitrogen monoxide (nitrous oxide) The man who discovered the Rosetta Stone was Captain Pierre-Francois Bouchard.

© Bonnie Rose Hudson www.writebonnierose.com