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There has been some investigation of the alpha constant which is dependent on gravity and elecrtomagnetic forces which indicates there may be changes over time. This would affect the bonding forces in atoms and molecules.
Maybe some where out there the variation has produced some different molecules
Or science fiction
There has been some investigation of the alpha constant which is dependent on gravity and elecrtomagnetic forces which indicates there may be changes over time. This would affect the bonding forces in atoms and molecules.
Maybe some where out there the variation has produced some different molecules
Or science fiction
oh the fine structure constant? well that would be quite noticable, and it would blow up stars and stuff.
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Would silicon based life not make it even more fragile than it already is. This would change the whole scope of Organic Chem class...
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I read something about this a few years ago but cannot remeber exactly where. This article basically said life would be very "breakable" as in a glass state and simply would not work. Blood vesels would become rigid etc. etc...
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that small change is a VERY small one. we aren't talking big enough to make silicon a feaible substitute for carbon.
That's not really the major issue. Silicon simply doesn't exist in the same quantities as carbon. Really life could probably use silicon (some undersea bacteria do) but carbon is so much more abundant that it would be ridiculous to accept 2nd best when you have to scrabble for it.
How about a comparison of the amount of carbon and the amount of silica in rocks. The crust and mantle are quite large and made of thousands of different silica compounds.
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