Carbocations

Once glucose is converted into glucose 6-phosphate, it is then isomerized into fructose 6-phosphate. The basic reason behind this conversion is that the addition of one more phosphate into glucose is not possible, due to its cyclic structure. Where only one carbon atom is present outside of the r...

One of Democritus' question was how atoms made objects. He noticed that the world is constantly changing, dying, growing. The worlds flow, therefore atoms must flow. They can't just be still.

Democritus reasoned that atoms join into various combinations, then emit eidô...

1. The world as we know it doesn't really exist. It is just incomprehensible atoms, and our minds create a reality out of these atoms.
2. The world is entirely made up of atoms.

Democritus was then the first "determinist" in that he stated ...