My Enormous Penguin Bounces Pretty High, Helping Old No-named Donkeys

Mnemonic Device

• My Enormous Penguin Bounces Pretty High, Helping Old No-named Donkeys
• Memorize Eternal Propositions, But Pension Hectic Happy Occult, Nonsensical Declarations
• Must Every PRefect Be PErfect
• Monarch Edward Prefers Birthday Parties, His Highness Offers No Drinks

Explanation

to remember these alkanes in organic chemistry

• Methane, Ethane, Propane, Butane, Pentane, Hexane, Heptane, Octane, Nonane, Decane

Let op: "Must Every PRefect Be PErfect" dekt alleen de eerste 5 alkanen, en "Monarch Edward Prefers..." geeft de kale voorvoegsels (meth-, eth-, ...) in plaats van de volledige namen (methaan, ethaan, ...).