Comment on Oxygen
WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 2 months agoCellular respiration is sugar + oxygen -> water + CO2
Combustion reactions are often characterized as anything that is something + oxygen -> water + optionally something else.
Comment on Oxygen
WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 2 months agoCellular respiration is sugar + oxygen -> water + CO2
Combustion reactions are often characterized as anything that is something + oxygen -> water + optionally something else.
celsiustimeline@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
You’re correct. It does meet the definition of combustion. I misspoke. The post claims that cells are being set on fire. That claim is categorically untrue.
Unbecredible@lemm.ee 2 months ago
‘claim’
Lmao that’s a strong word for an off-the-cuff conversational riff you saw on social media.
TachyonTele@lemm.ee 2 months ago
There’s always someone that takes things away too literally