Frigid Space Speeds Chemical Reaction
Jul 01, 2013•1 min
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Episode description
A reaction between two common molecules occurs much faster at frosty interstellar temperatures than on our toasty Earth due to a cold-stabilized transition and quantum tunneling. John Matson reports
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