Charles Darwin Read Charles Lyell's Book, Principles of Geology, While

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Essay

Charles Darwin read Charles Lyell's book, Principles of Geology, while serving as ship's naturalist on the HMS Beagle. Describe how Lyell's work influenced Darwin.

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Definitions:

Branched Alkane

Hydrocarbons featuring a tree-like structure, where carbon chains deviate from a straight chain due to side chains.

London Force

Weak, temporary van der Waals forces arising from the instantaneous polarization of molecules due to the movement of electrons.

Boiling Point

The temperature at which a liquid changes to a gas at a given pressure, characteristic for each specific substance.

Hydrophobic

Characteristic of molecules that repel water or do not mix well with water, often due to nonpolar properties.