Sentences with phrase «highly oxidising»
This oxidation process has also gone to completion on Venus and Mars, which are both highly oxidising at the surface — however, in both cases the lack of water to break down means no free oxygen; without a continuous source, even very slow geological processes will draw down all free oxygen.
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From this photochemical reaction, two radicals of opposite charge are formed, a highly reducing anion and a highly oxidising cation.
Not exact matches
Atmospheric decomposition is initiated by oxidising agents such as ozone or OH radicals (the «atmospheric detergent»), resulting almost exclusively in peroxyl radicals as highly reactive intermediates that can continue to react rapidly with nitric oxide (NO) or other peroxyl radicals.
An example is the dietary fat you eat; if you take a fish oil tablet, then in order to enjoy the omega 3s and prevent highly harmful free radicals from forming, your body has to keep the fats from oxidising.
When sebum oxidises due to assaults by free radicals, it forms a highly comedogenic by - product called squalene peroxide.
The hydrogen was lost to space leaving highly reactive oxygen to combust reduced carbon (C and CH4) and sulphur (inc sulphide) to acid gases as well as oxidise near surface elemental or ferrous iron to ferric (red) iron.