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Ok, according to Wikipedia, Tetraoxygen forms at 20 GPa and turns into a metallic form at 96 GPa. Elsewhere on the web I read that (someone) has tested this solid oxygen at up to 120 GPa which is over 17 million PSI!
So what kind of container would you need to hold that together? How thick walled of a sphere would you need? I wonder how much they are testing; maybe it's pretty small, because I would think you would need a chamber with walls feet thick to stand up to that kind of pressure. I wonder what kind of compressor they're using... I can't imagine getting anything to seal at that pressure.
Does anyone know much about such extreme pressures? Just out of curiosity, if the inner chamber was 10 inches and made of good quality steel how thick walled would a sphere have to be?
-Alan
So what kind of container would you need to hold that together? How thick walled of a sphere would you need? I wonder how much they are testing; maybe it's pretty small, because I would think you would need a chamber with walls feet thick to stand up to that kind of pressure. I wonder what kind of compressor they're using... I can't imagine getting anything to seal at that pressure.
Does anyone know much about such extreme pressures? Just out of curiosity, if the inner chamber was 10 inches and made of good quality steel how thick walled would a sphere have to be?
-Alan