Elements Such as Carbon, Silicon and Oxygen Have Been Produced

question 17

True/False

Elements such as carbon, silicon and oxygen have been produced in stars and expelled as stars age in the interstellar medium. This is most likely due to these elements having cooled and condensed from aging stars to form dust grains, and carried out by a powerful winds.

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Definitions:

Deprotonated

Refers to a molecule or ion that has lost a hydrogen ion (H+), resulting in a base form.

Resonance Forms

Different structures of a molecule that depict the delocalization of electrons within the molecule, explaining its stability.

Cycloheptatrienyl Cation

A positively charged aromatic species, also known as the tropylium ion, with a seven-carbon ring structure and three double bonds providing aromatic stability.

π Network

A collection of π bonds (p-orbital overlap contributing to bonding in molecules) interconnected in a molecule, fundamental to the structure and stability of aromatic compounds.