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Chapter 15, Problem 107AE
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Interpretation:
Why a similar mechanism as the decomposition of long chains of silicon atoms would not be expected to play a very important role in the decomposition of long chains of carbon atoms should be explained.
Concept Introduction:
An energy profile is a theoretical representation of a single energetic pathway, along the reaction coordinate, as reactants are converted into products.
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