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blanka09 · 10-24-2003, 12:26 AM

lol.. :biggrin:
Thanks for the props ssj2trunks..
Well what can I tell ya...
As he rightly put it We breathe out CO2 .. Carbon (IV) Oxide or Carbon dioxide while the Oxide which comes out of our cars is Carbon Monoxide or CO or Carbon(II)oxide...
which of cause is more poisonous than CO2.. cause if taken in, it reacts with the haemoglobin in our red blood cells forming Carboxylhaemoglobin which is more dense and fails to transport the Oxygen round the body..
nuff about that! :biggrin:

Back to the topic! For a fact.. yes 1 molecule can make a lotta difference when it comes to the structure and properties of a similar molecule.. eg NO2 and CO2.. which are completely different (For a fact NO2 is brown and CO2 is colorless)
But in this case, we're talking of what is known as hydrogenation which in any case is the addition of Hydrogen to a molecule..
Due to the vast amount of Hydrogen present in one chain of Fat (margarine) an addition doesn't change it's chemical equation too much.. and I think that's were they're both alike..
Basically just a step ahead of the fats and oils, we see plastic.
click here you'll read about polymers and stuff like that.. They show you how unsaturated organic compounds loose their double bonds and form large molecules (also known as macromolecules) which are in turn saturated.. Seeing those large chains of organic compound, adding one molecule of Hydrogen doesn't make much difference... unlike when it's Oxygen and Water..
So I guess that explains it to a new level! :biggrin:

10-24-2003, 12:26 AM	#15
blanka09 Senior Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 3,884 Post Thanks / Like Thanks (Given): Thanks (Received): Likes (Given): Likes (Received): Dislikes (Given): Dislikes (Received): Points: 0 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s) Quoted: 0 Post(s)	lol.. :biggrin: Thanks for the props ssj2trunks.. Well what can I tell ya... As he rightly put it We breathe out CO2 .. Carbon (IV) Oxide or Carbon dioxide while the Oxide which comes out of our cars is Carbon Monoxide or CO or Carbon(II)oxide... which of cause is more poisonous than CO2.. cause if taken in, it reacts with the haemoglobin in our red blood cells forming Carboxylhaemoglobin which is more dense and fails to transport the Oxygen round the body.. nuff about that! :biggrin: Back to the topic! For a fact.. yes 1 molecule can make a lotta difference when it comes to the structure and properties of a similar molecule.. eg NO2 and CO2.. which are completely different (For a fact NO2 is brown and CO2 is colorless) But in this case, we're talking of what is known as hydrogenation which in any case is the addition of Hydrogen to a molecule.. Due to the vast amount of Hydrogen present in one chain of Fat (margarine) an addition doesn't change it's chemical equation too much.. and I think that's were they're both alike.. Basically just a step ahead of the fats and oils, we see plastic. click here you'll read about polymers and stuff like that.. They show you how unsaturated organic compounds loose their double bonds and form large molecules (also known as macromolecules) which are in turn saturated.. Seeing those large chains of organic compound, adding one molecule of Hydrogen doesn't make much difference... unlike when it's Oxygen and Water.. So I guess that explains it to a new level! :biggrin: __________________ [img:sig_uid]http://www.boomspeed.com/blanka09/banner2.jpg[/img:sig_uid]