I brought this over from the earth sciences ---why has H2O stayed liquid:
reference; early atmospherewould an oxygen atom be more likely to join with an iron atom, or with a carbon atom?
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I brought this over from the earth sciences ---why has H2O stayed liquid:
reference; early atmospherewould an oxygen atom be more likely to join with an iron atom, or with a carbon atom?
No , You are wrong
water is existing in the three matter states
when seawater evaporates , it gonna be a water vapor , " The gaseous state "
And when it raises to the atmosphere it solidified , " The solid state "
The free energy change for the formation of iron oxide (Fe2O3) is -742 kJ/mol while the free energy change for the formation of carbon monoxide (CO) is -137 kJ/mol. This means that there is a greater tendency for iron and oxygen to react to form iron oxide compared to the tendency of carbon and oxygen to react to form carbon monoxide. The free energy for the formation of the oxide Fe3O4 is even higher at -1015 kJ/mol.
Moreover, the activation energy for the reaction between carbon and oxygen is high, which is why coal (carbon) does not burn spontaneously in air or even in pure oxygen.
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