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| '''Chemical evolution''' may refer to: | |||
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| * ], the transition from nonliving elements to living systems | |||
| * ], the study of the abundance and reactions of molecules in the universe, and their interaction with radiation | |||
| '''Chemical evolution''' has two meanings and uses. The first refers to the theories of evolution of the ]s in the universe following the ] and through ] in ]s and ]s. | |||
| * ], the study of the chemical compositions in the universe and the processes that led to them | |||
| * ], incorporation of metallic ions into living organisms and how it has changed over time | |||
| The second use of chemical evolution or ] is as a hypothesis to explain how ] might possibly have developed or evolved from non-life (see ]). Various experiments have been made to show certain aspects of this process, the first ones were done by ] in the ]. For that they are now called ]s. However only very basic organic building blocks were obtained. The challenge is getting complex molecules organized consistently. | |||
| * ], the process of a gas bubbling out from a solution | |||
| * ], evolution at the scale of molecules | |||
| The hypothesis is that simple chemical compounds could catalyze the creation of copies of themselves (somewhat similar to the formation of a ] or ]) in an environment rich with the necessary building block compounds or elements. As these ] "reproduce", they can be created with slightly different structures randomly, similar to biological ]s. Eventually these replicators would produce ]s.{{source}} | |||
| * ], the process of generating molecular oxygen through chemical reaction | |||
| * ], the creation of chemical elements by stellar thermonuclear fusion or supernovae | |||
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| ==References== | |||
| * ''Chemical Evolution: Origins of the elements, molecules and living systems'' by Stephen F. Mason, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1991, ISBN 0-19-855272-6. | |||
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| * Accessed Jan. 3, 2006 | |||
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Chemical evolution may refer to:
- Abiogenesis, the transition from nonliving elements to living systems
- Astrochemistry, the study of the abundance and reactions of molecules in the universe, and their interaction with radiation
- Cosmochemistry, the study of the chemical compositions in the universe and the processes that led to them
- Evolution of metal ions in biological systems, incorporation of metallic ions into living organisms and how it has changed over time
- Gas evolution reaction, the process of a gas bubbling out from a solution
- Molecular evolution, evolution at the scale of molecules
- Oxygen evolution, the process of generating molecular oxygen through chemical reaction
- Stellar nucleosynthesis, the creation of chemical elements by stellar thermonuclear fusion or supernovae
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