Adam Frank - Why Oxygen Isn’t Needed To Make Things Burn
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Jun 19, 2023 ·
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Adam Frank - Why Oxygen Isn’t Needed To Make Things Burn Oxygen isn't strictly necessary for combustion, but it is ideal. Any advanced (alien) civilization probably uses oxygen to burn...
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Adam Frank - Why Oxygen Isn’t Needed To Make Things Burn
Oxygen isn't strictly necessary for combustion, but it is ideal. Any advanced (alien) civilization probably uses oxygen to burn things.
Key Takeaways
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Oxygen isn't strictly necessary for combustion, but it is ideal. Any advanced (alien) civilization probably uses oxygen to burn things.
Key Takeaways
- Would combustion always be a potential energy source on any planet capable of incubating a technological civilization? That simple question has led to an examination of an essential chemical process.
- Combustion reactions transfer electrons from a fuel to an oxidizer. But there are a number of elements capable of being the oxidizer. So does our hypothetical planet really need oxygen itself?
- Oxygen is indeed the perfect element for carrying out combustion, and for a very good reason.
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