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Title: Why might we think that silicon would be an obvious alternative to carbon as a building block for ... Post by: hermiz on Sep 9, 2017 Why might we think that silicon would be an obvious alternative to carbon as a building block for biological molecules?
A) it forms the basis of some life forms on Earth B) it has a similar abundance on Earth to carbon C) it forms complex molecules like carbon D) it has a similar electronic structure to carbon, forming a maximum of four bonds and, hence, should have a similar chemistry Title: Re: Why might we think that silicon would be an obvious alternative to carbon as a building block ... Post by: 19Clyde on Sep 9, 2017 Content hidden
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