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Combustion

(Science: chemistry) The heat-producing reaction of a material with oxygen gas or other oxidant, often producing a flame.


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Re: I hate to do this.

... add to the carbon cycle and carbon released into the atmosphere include: Plant and animal respiration Plant and animal decay (by detritivores) Combustion of fossil fuels (emissions from cars and trucks). Volcanic eruptions Pick the alternative that does not fit here. An ecologist is interested ...

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by Larsa
Tue Nov 15, 2011 11:07 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I hate to do this.
Replies: 3
Views: 13103

Re: Issues of EST in whole genome gene discovery

... technologies unless we perhaps evolvie containing future technologies (e.g. genes for breathing fire without a fireguard would cause spontaneous combustion - a dragons argument for Gof.). 3. diseased stage limitation: on the same line of #2, but from an opposite point of view, some mRNA might ...

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by merv
Sun Oct 02, 2011 7:46 pm
 
Forum: Bioinformatics
Topic: Issues of EST in whole genome gene discovery
Replies: 6
Views: 9769

Glucose vs Fatty Acid in Energy

Hi guys I'm wondering which would release more energy by combustion, a mole of glucose(C6H12O6) or a mole of hexanoic acid (C6H12O2)? And also, which of the two will produce more ATP? My idea is that glucose is more oxidized thus it has lower free energy ...

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by rosegarden
Mon Feb 21, 2011 6:15 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Glucose vs Fatty Acid in Energy
Replies: 1
Views: 1543

Cellular Respiration help

... cellular respiration along with ATP? I know the whole point of cellular respiration in phases is to have less waste comparative to a test tube combustion of glucose...so does that mean no heat is generated? 3) Which phases require O2 in cellular respiration? Glycolysis doesn't, but why? Because ...

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by leftventricle
Wed Dec 01, 2010 4:26 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Cellular Respiration help
Replies: 4
Views: 4332

The Environment: It's Ours, We Should Take Care of It

... e.g "tree planting program", "clean and green", etc.) * Cleanly converting non-recyclable materials into energy through direct combustion or after conversion into secondary fuels; ( we can also help in minimizing the increasing number of garbage by doing so.. It would be great ...

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by jhayvixen
Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:15 am
 
Forum: Ecology
Topic: Global Environmental Change
Replies: 68
Views: 78701
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