Chemistry Songs

Project Overview

These songs were written and performed by students in Dr. Otto Phanstiel's Organic Chemistry I and II Classes, starting in 1999, and still singing.

"I'm a Hydrogen Atom"

Marcus Elorme

Song: "Window Shopper"

Artist: 50 cent

(chorus)

I'm a hydrogen atom
I have one proton and one electron
I'm a H2 molecule
combined with a flame watch me go boom
I'm a hydrogen atom
I could form one bond cause there's not enough room
I'm a hydrogen atom
but, really the reason is I have one electron

Verse:
When CH3 sees me
it's like "oh lord"
I could react with them and form a strong bond
Methane would be the right alkane
If you were writing out a name
Or 109.5 if you were thinking in degrees
Two of me react with oxygen to make water for the trees
Believe me 1 mole = 1 gram
And the name of my group and period is one man
And because of that
I have a 1 s orbital
And because of that
I spend a lot time bonding
a lot time bonding. . .

(chorus)

I'm a hydrogen atom
I have one proton and one electron
I'm a H2 molecule
combined with a flame watch me go boom
I'm a hydrogen atom
I could form one bond cause there's not enough room
I'm a hydrogen atom
but, really the reason is I have one electron

Verse:

If your looking for me
I bet you can't find me
Crayola don't even have a color to describe me
I'm nonmetallic
but that might be weird
of where you might find me
I'm everywhere and in everyplace
In every crack
In every space
I'm colorless. . .
In group 1 A
Alkaline metals group 1A
Right above lithium nothing new same place

(chorus)

I'm a hydrogen atom
I have one proton and one electron
I'm a H2 molecule
combined with a flame watch me go boom
I'm a hydrogen atom
I could form one bond cause there's not enough room
I'm a hydrogen atom
but, really the reason is I have one electron