In reply to Jones Beene's message of Thu, 02 Aug 2007 07:55:13 -0700: Hi, [snip] >In the world of plastics, the various polycarbonate grades and >variations are somewhat of an anomaly and singularity in physical >properties. It (Lexan is one trade name) is far stronger "than it should >be". It is the "bullet-proof" material used instead of glass in the >CEO's limo, for instance. Plus it is somewhat unusual for having that >C=O double bond. Wiki has an entry: > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycarbonate > >Therefore - let me add this remote possibility into the SPAWAR mystery, >and invite Robin to expound on this point - the "double bound oxygen" >which is located in an exposed portion of the polymer chain presents an >open invitation for a hydrino (deuterino) "hole" which would itself >benefit from having a few Pd atoms adjacent in order to provide >monatomic D. [snip] In an organic acid (which also has a C=O bond), the doubly bonded O tends to draw an electron away from the O-H bond leaving it weak, which is why it is an acid (H+ is easily removed). This implies IMO that the C=O bond in polycarbonate is if anything liable to be more negative than other bonds. I would see this as probably making it less likely to form O++. However the same can be said for O in water. In either case, It would IMO take a brute force interaction with ionizing radiation to form O++.
Regards, Robin van Spaandonk The shrub is a plant.
