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Hilton M. Weiss

Department of Chemistry, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504

J. Chem. Educ., 2008, 85 (9), p 1218

DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1218

Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008

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History, Education, and Documentation

Abstract

Photosynthetic flora and microfauna utilize light from the sun to convert carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates and oxygen. While these carbohydrates and their derivative hydrocarbons are generally considered to be fuels, it is the thermodynamically energetic oxygen molecule that traps, stores, and provides almost all of the energy that powers life on earth.

Keywords (Audience):

First-Year Undergraduate / General

Keywords (Domain):

Organic Chemistry

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Misconceptions / Discrepant Events

Keywords (Subject):

Bioenergetics

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