Carbon dioxide forms polymeric materials under high pressure

Wednesday, March 25, 2009 - 18:07 in Physics & Chemistry

Carbon dioxide is a molecular gas at ambient conditions and an important consitituent of the Earth`s atmosphere. It is also a likely component in the Earth`s mantle, and it plays an important role in the life cycle. But at high pressure, carbon dioxide can transform to a solid.

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