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I would rather let Reagen answer the chemistry, but it has to do with the number of available bonds. It has long been thought that Silicone could work

Posted by loosilu (aka loosilu2) Dec 2 '10, 07:14

as well as Carbon, because they are chemically similar.

I can't answer confidently regarding the Oxygen, but I think it has to do with energy release.

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It's more to do with the size of the atom. - Reagen Dec 2, 07:19 2
- ps. can arsenic form chains, like carbon? -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 07:23
- ah, thanks. -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 07:20
yeah, i always understood silicon as the most likely if this sort of thing was found....nm - x Dec 2, 07:17 1
- right, but as previously stated I am thinking the arsenic replaces oxygen in this case. -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 07:18

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I would rather let Reagen answer the chemistry, but it has to do with the number of available bonds. It has long been thought that Silicone could work

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