Re: blog: semantic dissonance in uniprot

Oliver Ruebenacker wrote:
>      Hello Wacek, All,
>
> On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 8:30 AM, Wacek Kusnierczyk
> <Waclaw.Marcin.Kusnierczyk@idi.ntnu.no> wrote:
>   
>> i'd agree that having non-integer *molecule numbers* sounds nonsense,
>> but having non-integer *relative molecule numbers* certainly doesn't.
>> in any case, the equation
>>
>>    N2O2 -> 2 NO2 + 1/2 O2
>>
>> is equivalent to
>>
>>    2 N2O2 -> 4 NO2 + O2
>>
>> and you can always (i guess) avoid non-integer coefficients by
>> multiplying both sides by a constant.
>>     
>
>   What about this statement:
>
>   "Two grams of hydrogen react with 16 grams of oxygen to 18 grams of water"
>   

what about it?

vQ

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