How Did Darwin's Role in the Voyage of the Beagle

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Short Answer

How did Darwin's role in the voyage of the Beagle serve him in his later development of a theory of evolution?

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Definitions:

Compounds

Substances formed from the chemical combination of two or more elements, characterized by specific molecular compositions and properties.

C=O Stretch

A vibrational mode in infrared spectroscopy, indicating the presence of a carbonyl group (\(C=O\)) in the molecule, characterized by a strong, distinctive absorption band.

Aldehydes

Organic compounds characterized by the carbonyl group bonded to at least one hydrogen atom.

IR Absorption

The process where molecules absorb specific frequencies of infrared light, causing molecular vibrations that are characteristic of functional groups within the molecule.