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3 Fluorines and 1 Ga

Tune: 3MCs and 1 DJ
From: Beastie Boys, 1998

By Ted Rosenbaum
Evanston Township High School
Evanston, IL

Cause nobody can do it like GaF can come on

I got the G triple F G triple F style
We bondin again because its been awhile
Do us a favor don't touch that dial
We bond from Manhattan to the Miracle Mile

My name is Gallium and I'm number 31
I wanna bond with you like Boron
Y'all gather round to share my third electron
And bond with me in a trigon

With 31 electrons in his cloud
He'll share ya 2 or three real proud
So covalently bond with you three F's
Or he'll send you of with a shell and a half

3 Flourines and 1 Ga
We be bondin with no delay
Gallium Triflouride whatchu gots to say?

Trigonal Planar like Boron Chlorine
Nonpolar like Aluminum Bromine
Mendeleev's table puts me in my spot
GaF3 boils when it's real hot

Always a molecule everywhere
You know we belong out of your hair
Our electrons spin from there to there
And our nuclei stay apart not a pair

Well my name is Flourine I'm a halogen
Bonding with me ain't a mortal sin
I'm know to turn I'm known to spin
But don't get mad cuz I gots to win

3 Flourines and 1 Ga
We be bondin with no delay
Gallium Triflouride whatchu gots to say?
Gallium, Bond faster
Triflouride, bond, bond, bond faster

All nonmetals and low MM's
We grab each other tight like 4 gems
It's all covalent cuz Gallium
Never wants to be seen with Scandium

We be getting tight in your area
Causin all kinds of hysteria
Our bonds is sick like Malaria
But don't worry they'll take care of ya.

Me and F and F and then another cool F
Add a Ga and the molecule is deft
To all the other atoms unhappy and free
With 3 Flourines we're makin history

3 Flourines and 1 Ga
We be bondin with no delay
Gallium Triflouride whatchu gots to say?

Statement:

Hey! a little shoutout to the original boys, the 2 Adams, Mix Master Mike, and Mario C. Hope we haven't disgraced your song too badly.

Evanston, What up? Hope we haven't embarrassed you too much, either.

Peter, you're our fifth Beatle. Too bad you can't rap. And Sellke, I saw your face and yes, I am a pol-e-mer.

Don't forget the 'rents either. They helped by never listening to this. Thanks a lot guys.