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Edited by Solarvoidlock:
5/4/2019 9:15:21 PM
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[SCIENCE!] Is it possible to ignite Jupiter?
Since its atmosphere is made of 90% hydrogen.
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4 RepliesWe must destroy Jupiter quick. Thanos could be on Titan as we speak...
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My very basic understanding of chemistry is you need an oxygen rich environment for something to be flammable. Hydrogen is flammable on earth because it combines with the oxygen in our atmosphere to cause a chemical reaction. Or something like that - I wasn’t very good at chemistry. I think earth is the only planet with a lot of oxygen because of the plant life that produces it. Or are you taking about nuclear explosion? Jupiter apparently is a failed star. It’s made up of the same elements as the sun but wasn’t quite big enough to produce the pressure and temperature needed to produce nuclear fusion and turn into a star.
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No. There is no oxygen to burn it with. You need fuel, oxygen, and heat. You have 2 of the 3 but the fire needs all 3.
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6 RepliesImagine watching a gas planet ignite... That's some crazy shindig right there.
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And end Earth? No.
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90% is hydrogen, sure, but the other 10% is mostly helium. That doesn’t leave a whole lot of room for oxidants to support combustion.
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3 RepliesAre you taking about catching it on fire, or kick starting a nuclear reaction to create a second sun in our local solar system?
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I'd say no. If it were, lightning would have done it long ago.
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5 Replieshttps://www.quora.com/Can-hydrogen-burn-without-oxygen From the couple minutes of research and googling I just did to figure it out, it depends on what else is in Jupiter's atmosphere and how much is in it. For a flammable substance (hydrogen, in this instance), a proper amount of oxidizer needs to be present. The oxidizer can be oxygen, but it doesn't have to be; halogens can work just as well. But if there's isn't enough oxidizer, it won't last long enough to, say, combust the entire planet.
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One part of me is like “maybe that’s not a good idea” but the majority of me is like “NEW MISSION! I WANT YOU TO BLOW UP JUPITER!”
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... That would be some sick was shit to watch!... [spoiler]not included in the DLC[/spoiler]
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Jupiter is God’s Juul pod
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Whats the combustion ratio/table for hydrogen? In all due theory it should work but we need the math to answer that question.
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Kind of but it wouldn't be able to sustain itself as a tiny sun.
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A comet crash landed into Jupiter and it hasn’t gone up yet. Not sure if it will.
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Duuudde, let’s make it lit fam. Light it up brother.
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1 Reply...Why do you want to know? And why am I intrigued by this question?
