The Fiery Fate Of Carbon Compounds

The Fiery Fate Of Carbon Compounds
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When you realize that the ultimate fate of most organic compounds is to be set on fire... I mean, combusted! The carbon-based party always ends the same way - with oxygen crashing in uninvited, turning everything into CO2, H2O, and releasing all that sweet, sweet energy. It's basically the chemical equivalent of "ashes to ashes, dust to dust" but with more thermodynamics. Nature's way of saying "I'm done with these complex molecules, let's break this down to basics."

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