From: John Park on
"Ken S. Tucker" (dynamics(a)vianet.on.ca) writes:
> On May 7, 8:31 am, af...(a)FreeNet.Carleton.CA (John Park) wrote:
>> "Ken S. Tucker" (dynam...(a)vianet.on.ca) writes:
>>
>>
>> >> > Is Oxygen the most abundant element in Earth?
>>
>> >> In the crust. And atom-for-atom you're mostly hydrogen. Your point?
>> >> --John Park
>>
>> >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxygen#Occurrence
>>
>> > "Oxygen is the most abundant chemical element, by mass, in our
>> > biosphere, air, sea and land"
>>
>> > If true, that was bridled at the time of Earths formation,
>> > some 6 billion years ago, (+/- 2 billion)
>> > What does that mean to you John Park?
>>
>> "Bridled"?? You think there were horses and riders 6 +/- 2 billion years
>> ago?
>>
>> I'm not sure what you're asking, O hydrogen-based entity, but I suspect the
>>answer is along the lines of: CO2, H2O, SiO2.
>> --John Park
>
> Well John, I'm curious about the source of the O2 that's in Earth.
> The reason is cuz that is a life creating element.
> My current understanding is it was produced by fusion,
> what say you bub.

Depends on what you're asking. If you mean where does molecular oxygen
come from, the answer is almost entirely photosynthesis. If you're asking
about the component atoms, then yes, fusion, but not recently and not here.
--John Park
From: J. Clarke on
On 5/8/2010 2:57 AM, Ken S. Tucker wrote:
> On May 7, 8:31 am, af...(a)FreeNet.Carleton.CA (John Park) wrote:
>> "Ken S. Tucker" (dynam...(a)vianet.on.ca) writes:
>>
>>
>>
>>> On May 6, 11:08 pm, af...(a)FreeNet.Carleton.CA (John Park) wrote:
>>>> "Ken S. Tucker" (dynam...(a)vianet.on.ca) writes:
>>> ...
>>
>>>>> Is Oxygen the most abundant element in Earth?
>>
>>>> In the crust. And atom-for-atom you're mostly hydrogen. Your point?
>>>> --John Park
>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxygen#Occurrence
>>
>>> "Oxygen is the most abundant chemical element, by mass, in our
>>> biosphere, air, sea and land"
>>
>>> If true, that was bridled at the time of Earths formation,
>>> some 6 billion years ago, (+/- 2 billion)
>>> What does that mean to you John Park?
>>
>> "Bridled"?? You think there were horses and riders 6 +/- 2 billion years
>> ago?
>>
>> I'm not sure what you're asking, O hydrogen-based entity, but I suspect the
>> answer is along the lines of: CO2, H2O, SiO2.
>> --John Park
>
> Well John, I'm curious about the source of the O2 that's in Earth.
> The reason is cuz that is a life creating element.
> My current understanding is it was produced by fusion,
> what say you bub.

What makes you think oxygen is a "life creating element"?