So why isn't the picture balanced. Me and my friend attempted to substitute for carbon for life on low atmosphere worlds, but why doesn't it balance out, as one of our teachers said?
I feel like your energetics are gonna get all fucked up because of how strong the Si-O bond is relative to a C-O bond.
(Your equation looks perfectly balanced to me)
>>8626907
It's fine (as you could quickly verify by checking the comparable combustion of glucose).
>>8626907
cute 3s-3p interaction
>>8626939
Completely different energies, and this diagram doesn't even show the different energies for each orbital in the subshells
>>8628785
>muh sc(ree)ning
>>8626907
>he doesn't just make it a combustion equation
KEK
>>8626907
Try honey for the sugar