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To: orionblamblam
Free oxygen very rapidly chemicaly bonds with hydrogen and forms water.

Under what temperature, pressure, and concentration?
Oxygen molecules, atoms, or ions?

Hydrogen molecules, atoms, or ions?

Double-check your rate constants, not just equilibrium constants...

199 posted on 12/21/2004 4:45:41 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: grey_whiskers

Over much less than geological timespans, free oxygen in planetary environments goes away. Yes, you'll get atomic oxygen forming above the atmosphere as UV breaks water molecules down, but that is a very miniscule fraction of the oxygen bound up in the whole syste,.


209 posted on 12/21/2004 5:39:56 PM PST by orionblamblam
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