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Silicon tetrafluoride might be a gas, but it’s not going to be plentiful. If you feel there are real options here feel free to list em.
> that says less than nothing about whether photosynthesis of different products using a different molecule and a different process could evolve.
Carnot efficiency does. You can’t simply scale up temperature and expect equivalent efficiency.
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Silicon tetrafluoride might be a gas, but it’s not going to be plentiful. If you feel there are real options here feel free to list em.
> that says less than nothing about whether photosynthesis of different products using a different molecule and a different process could evolve.
Carnot efficiency does. You can’t simply scale up temperature and expect equivalent efficiency.