6 Broken

CHAPTER SIX Broken Decomposition (noun). This means the breakdown of a molecule or a substance. It can happen when we add too much heat to a chemical. It's like breaking a chocolate chip cookie in half so now there's two crumbly pieces, instead of one whole big cookie. Of course, it's always better to eat a whole cookie! FIRST OF ALL, YOU MUST KNOW THAT I, Kate Crawford, didn't win today's Science Challenge. Julia's group did. They would be the ones getting to demonstrate the Vomiting Pumpkin at the Fall Festival on Friday. But that wasn't the worst part. The worst part was the way that Ms. Daly looked at me. "I'm very disappointed in all of you," she said. But her eyes zeroed in on me first. After all, I am the president of the chemistry club, so I'm supposed to be extra responsible. It's not like I don't know the rules. You never allow yourself to get out of control in a lab. And you definitely can't get involved in a tug-of-war involving pliers when there's a potted cactus

第六章分解（名词）。 这是指分子或物质的分解。 当我们给一种化学物质加太多热量时，就会发生这种情况。 就像把巧克力饼干掰成两半，这样就有了两块易碎的饼干，而不是一整块大饼干。 当然，吃一整块饼干总是更好！首先，你必须知道我，凯特·克劳福德，没有赢得今天的科学挑战。 茱莉亚的小组做到了。他们将在周五的秋季节日上展示呕吐南瓜。 但这还不是最糟糕的部分。 最糟糕的是她的方式。 戴利看着我。“我对你们所有人都很失望，”她说。 但她的目光首先锁定在我身上。 毕竟，我是化学俱乐部的主席，所以我应该格外负责。 我又不是不懂规矩。 在实验室里，你永远不能让自己失控。 当有盆栽仙人掌的时候，你绝对不能参与用钳子拔河的比赛

nearby. Even if Jeremy was so wrong. And extremely annoying. During the rest of the period, Julia, Avery, and Skyler had fun with Neon Brains. Meanwhile, the rest of us sat with our heads on the table, writing all the things we did wrong in our notebooks. Right now, it felt like everything was breaking apart. In chemistry, they call that decomposition. It's when a molecule or substance breaks down. Like when you break apart hydrogen peroxide, for example. The chemical bonds are broken in the peroxide, and then you end up with oxygen gas and liquid water— two separate things. Depending on what's happening, decomposition can happen all at once or in a series of steps. "I'm afraid you six will all receive zeroes for today," said Ms. Daly. I swallowed hard. Right now, I felt like my life was decomposing all at once! Birdie had tears in her eyes. Phoenix pulled on her macramé bracelet. Elijah stared at the wall, and Jeremy pointed at me, smirking. Memito jutted out his lower lip, sighing heavily. With furrowed brows, Ms. Daly said in a scary, quiet voice. "And I'd like to see all six of you after

附近。即使杰里米大错特错 而且非常烦人。在剩下的时间里，茱莉亚、艾弗里和斯凯勒和“霓虹大脑”玩得很开心。 与此同时，我们其余的人坐在桌子上，在笔记本上写下我们做错的所有事情。 现在，我感觉一切都要崩溃了。 在化学中，他们称之为分解。 当一个分子或物质分解时。 比如分解过氧化氢。 在过氧化物中化学键断裂，最后得到氧气和液态水——两种不同的物质。 根据发生的情况，分解可以一次全部发生，也可以分一系列步骤进行。 “恐怕你们六个人今天都得零分。” 戴利。我使劲咽了口气。现在，我觉得我的生活一下子就腐烂了！伯迪眼里含着泪水。 菲尼克斯戴上了她的编织手镯。 以利亚盯着墙，杰里米指着我，傻笑着。 梅托伸出下唇，重重地叹了口气。 戴利皱着眉头，用一种可怕而平静的声音说。 “之后我想见见你们六个人

school tomorrow. It's important that you be there." My head felt so heavy I thought it might roll right off my neck. This wasn't all my fault. Was it?

学校的明天。你在场很重要。” 我的头很沉，我想它可能会从我的脖子上滚下来。 这不全是我的错。是吗?