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Postby isabell on Thu Feb 16, 2006 10:59 pm

FOSSIL FUELS ARE FULL OF STORED ENERGY FROM PHOTOSYNTHESIS FROM MILLIONS OF YEARS AGO,
IS THIS TRUE?
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Postby victor on Fri Feb 17, 2006 8:36 am

From photosynthesis? you mean it's directly from photosynthesis?? I think you need to differ between alkane and carbohydrate in you chemie book..:wink:
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Postby isabell on Sat Feb 18, 2006 12:07 am

after i read my lesson i realize is not true, what i was asking they are stored of carbohydrates
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Postby victor on Sat Feb 18, 2006 7:34 am

fossil fuel derived from plants usually found are coals and they're not carbohydrates I think..:wink:
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Postby isabell on Sat Feb 18, 2006 7:08 pm

well....i found out that it is true fossils are stored of energy from photosynthesis,
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Postby mith on Sun Feb 19, 2006 2:39 am

Well the mineral oils are converted from carbohydrates which were fixed by photosynthesis so yes....
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