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XNormal t1_jbi450h wrote on March 9, 2023 at 5:01 AM

Reply to Aromatic hexazine rings — [N₆]⁴⁻ — an all-nitrogen analogue of benzene, have finally been synthesized by researchers using high-pressure, laser-heated synthesis. The hexazine rings are present within a complex K₉N₅₆ structure containing [N₆]⁴⁻ and [N₅]⁻ rings as well as neutral nitrogen dimers. by MurphysLab

Molecules with lots of nitrogens tend to be… explodey

XNormal t1_iy7ksti wrote on November 29, 2022 at 9:46 AM

Reply to what would be different if we had two moons by Any_Palpitation_3110

A related question is what would be different if Venus had a moon the size of ours. It would have been visible to the naked eye and everyone could see that not everything revolves around the Earth. Could have had an interesting effect on the history of science and religion.