Re: vapor versus gas

[Sampere <sampere@SUHEP.PHY.SYR.EDU>]

Then all the fish will swim in it, then die, then rise to the surface of the ocean,
the CO2 will be released.  We'd still have the greenhouse effect, but much worse
since all those dead fish would start to stink!!  Hey, maybe we can finally find
that Loch Ness Monster...


Sam

William Beaty wrote:

> On Mon, 26 Jul 1999, Sampere wrote:
>
> > At atmospheric pressure, CO2 is a gas and will liquify at the temperature you
> > stated.  In a CO2 extinguisher, CO2 can exist as a liquid.  The temperature of
> > this liquid is room temperature, feel the extinguisher to find out.  For fun,
> > go find a phase diagram for CO2.
>
> Speaking of CO2, has everyone seen the recent issue of Science News with
> the photo of the open beaker of liquid CO2 sitting in the sand at a couple
> of km underwater?  This was an article about a possible solution for
> global warming: rather than letting greenhouse-gases escape from industry,
> liquify them and release them deep underwater where the pressure is
> naturally high enough to maintain their liquid state.  (Sounds a bit like
> dumping industrial waste in the desert!)  The article mentioned that the
> rolling globs of liquid CO2 attracted curious fish.  From the fishes
> viewpoint, CO2 is "naturally" a liquid, eh?
>
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