In The Neighborhood

         How many other elements (atoms) join with carbon to make-up the organic neighborhood? Let's see now, capital letters tag each atom housed in the periodic table but, only a few other elements live directly with that old capital "C" #6. (Each capital letter stands for the first spelling of the atom named. For all the guys involved see post "The Names" of August 10th.)

        Anyway, a few different folks indeed! Capital "H", for Hydrogen - #1, is the most numerous of the neighbors. Capitol "O" stands for Oxygen - #8, which we certainly could not do without! Then there is Capital "N" for Nitrogen -#7. 

        So, there you have the "Organic" neighborhood holding life in its bare hands. Although several other elements also live nearby with a relatively small amount of Capital "S" for Sulfur - #16 and Capital "P" for Phosphate - #15. It is this Capital P that is really the fire breathing dragon that keeps the fires burn 'in around all the neighborhood! Just a visual reminder for all those elements in that neatly packed table of rows and columns:

        Now you can H.O.N.C you horn as you drive around the organic neighborhood. See if you can find each of the elements described "organic" and their locations shown in the scan above?

P.S. Scan taken from page 22 of my chemistry book shown post of August 7, titled "parts is parts".