Intense Deep-Earth Conditions Turn Nitrogen Metallic (IMAGE)
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Nitrogen is the dominant gas in Earth's atmosphere, where it is most-commonly bonded with itself in diatomic N2 molecules. New work indicate that it becomes a metallic fluid when subjected to the extreme pressure and temperature conditions found deep inside the Earth and other planets.
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Illustration courtesy of Alexander Goncharov.
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