Tag: Hydrocarbon solvents
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Titan Molecules Break Chemistry Rule: Like Dissolves Like challenged by frigid Titan chemistry
Intro: a cold laboratory in space Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, has long fascinated scientists with a landscape that resembles a frozen hydrocarbon sea more than a traditional Earthly world. Its surface temperatures hover around -179°C (-290°F), and methane and ethane rain fills rivers and lakes. In this alien laboratory, simple molecules behave in surprising ways,…
