On Apr 2, 2009, at 2:47 AM, Wacek Kusnierczyk wrote: > Pat Hayes wrote: >> >> On Mar 31, 2009, at 7:49 AM, Oliver Ruebenacker wrote: >> >>> What about this statement: >>> >>> "Two grams of hydrogen react with 16 grams of oxygen to 18 grams of >>> water" >> >> If I were trying to do a professional job of 'ontologizing' this, it >> would be a formal rendering of: >> >> Every reaction in which the participants are an amount1 comprising >> hydrogen and an amount2 comprising oxygen, is an oxidation reaction > > this is a redox (reduction-oxidation) reaction, where the hydrogen is > oxidized, but the oxygen is reduced ;) OK, thanks. Chemistry was never my strongest subject at school. Pat > > vQ > > ------------------------------------------------------------ IHMC (850)434 8903 or (650)494 3973 40 South Alcaniz St. (850)202 4416 office Pensacola (850)202 4440 fax FL 32502 (850)291 0667 mobile phayesAT-SIGNihmc.us http://www.ihmc.us/users/phayesReceived on Thursday, 2 April 2009 14:43:39 GMT
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