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True or False: Carbon can only produce relatively small molecules.
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False. Carbon can form molecules that are large, complex, and diverse.
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What does organic chemistry study?
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Carbons
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What are the 5 major elements of life?
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C, H, O, N, S, P
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What is vitalism?
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the belief in a life force outside of the jurisdiction of physical and chemical law provided the foundation for organic chemistry
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What is mechanism?
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the belief that physical and chemical laws govern all natural phenomena
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What conclusion did Stanley Miller draw when he found amino acids in the products of his experiment?
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Complex molecules organic molecules could arise spontaneously under conditions thought to have existed on early Earth.
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What if, when Miller tried the experiment without electrical discharge, no organic compounds were found?
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The spark provides energy needed for the inorganic molecules in the atmosphere to react with each other.
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