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Any SOLID arguments against evolution?

... and carbon to four. These numbers all have to do with the number of valence electrons each atom has, and they put an absolute limit on the number of different ways a molecule ...

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by alextemplet
Sun May 31, 2009 10:36 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Any SOLID arguments against evolution?
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Electrons... To be or not to be...

... made of metal and metals are good conductors because of the their free valence electrons and in the case of transition metals, they have a d orbital which also contribute ...

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by mith
Fri Feb 13, 2009 4:23 pm
 
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Re: "H - C = C - H" doesn't make sense chemically why?

As Mith points out, the full valence of carbon is 4. It will prefer to share its four electrons with its bonding partners. The structure as drawn has the carbons sharing only three electrons ...

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by blcr11
Mon Aug 18, 2008 6:35 pm
 
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Topic: "H - C = C - H" doesn't make sense chemically why?
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the mysterious 'valence 4' of carbon

If 4 valence electrons was the key to life, then you'd see silicon based life.

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by mith
Tue Apr 08, 2008 2:11 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: the mysterious 'valence 4' of carbon
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the mysterious 'valence 4' of carbon

so, just because carbon has 4 valence electrons it somehow makes me live? I dont get it. what about hydrocarbons makes me able to consume chemical ...

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by Sagebrush
Mon Apr 07, 2008 4:14 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: the mysterious 'valence 4' of carbon
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