Tag: ethane
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Titan’s Frigid Chemistry Defies a Core Rule: Like Dissolves Like Breaks Down
Titan’s Surprising Chemistry under Frigid Conditions In the hollowed reaches of the outer solar system, Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, harbors a world of ice-coated lakes and a dense, nitrogen-rich atmosphere. Recent research reveals a surprising twist: at Titan’s extreme cold, common rules about how molecules dissolve—the so-called “like dissolves like” principle—do not always apply. This…
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Titan breaks ‘like dissolves like’ at ultra-cold temps
Titan’s Cold Chemistry Rewrites a Rule That Often Holds Molecules Apart Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, continues to intrigue scientists as a natural laboratory for prebiotic chemistry. Its frigid surface and thick atmosphere, rich in nitrogen and methane, resemble the conditions thought to exist on the young Earth. By studying Titan, researchers hope to uncover clues…