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The gas planets of our solar system are thought to have formed through a process called accretion, in which tiny dust sized grains slowly began to clump together over millions of years until they reached the size of planets. The same process is thought to have happened to the inner planets, but with a key difference. The gas giants of the outer solar system formed beyond the "frost line," where, beyond the orbit of Mars, it is cold enough for compounds such as water, ammonia, and methane to freeze into grains of ice. This greatly increased the number of planetary building blocks farther from the Sun, which caused the outer planets to grow large enough to collect vast amounts of light hydrogen and helium gasses and resulted in their large sizes today.
This theory however has recently been challenged by the discovery of several large gas exoplanets which are extremely close to their parent stars, in some cases closer than even Mercury is to our Sun. This does not fall in line with current models and has led to a new theory that gas giants generally have a high tendency for their orbits to change, being thrown through large gravitational interactions into very tight trajectories around their stars after having formed further out. The fact that our solar system has the gas giants near where they are thought to have formed may in fact be a lucky coincidence, the exception rather then the rule.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agogas is usually formed by heating liquids like H20 (water) until they form gasses but can also be formed in different ways like chemical reactions.
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∙ 15y agoWhen water turns into a gas it is known as steam.
Steam is formed by the evaporation of water - when it warms, or boils, it turns to vapour.
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∙ 12y agoThere are different theories on this. The most common is that it is a by-product of decaying flora and fauna. It is under pressure beneath the earth's crust for a long time.
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∙ 14y agoOxygen is a element so it cannot be made but it can be released from compounds which contain it either as the result of a chemical reaction or by electrolysis.
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∙ 6y agoA gas may be the product of a chemical reaction.
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∙ 6y agoA gas is a form of matter when the intermolecular forces are near zero.
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What gas forms at a positive lead?
When performing the electrolysis of water, oxygen gas forms bubbles at the positive lead.
What other forms of gas are there?
flatulence
How do you know when gas is made?
For example a gas forms bubbles in a solution.
How gas forms?
A gas is formed from molecules with intermolecular forces near zero.
What are the state or forms of matter?
The states, or forms, of matter are liquid, solid, gas, and plasma.
What gas forms at a positive lead?
When performing the electrolysis of water, oxygen gas forms bubbles at the positive lead.
What gas will form when mixing vinegar and mentos?
no gas forms
How many forms of water are there?
There are three, solid, liquid, and gas. There are three, solid, liquid, and gas. There are three, solid, liquid, and gas.
What other forms of gas are there?
flatulence
What forms during condensation?
a gas
How do you know when gas is made?
For example a gas forms bubbles in a solution.
What are the water forms of the earth?
The three forms on earth are: Solid, Ice, Gas
How does natural gas forms?
Natural gas forms from the buried remains of animals or plantsit is formed by dead animals decomposed and turn into fossil fuels and then turns into natural gas?
How gas forms?
A gas is formed from molecules with intermolecular forces near zero.
How can you liquefy a gas?
All forms of gas will liquefy at a sufficiently low temperature.
Can you liquefy a gas?
All forms of gas will liquefy at a sufficiently low temperature.
What are some forms of gas?
Oxygen and Air.
