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> Especially if these assemblies are capable of chemistry. As per Wikipedia these exotic atoms have been known for a while but they're extremely long lived (<~
by gnulinux 4y ago
> Especially if these assemblies are capable of chemistry.
As per Wikipedia these exotic atoms have been known for a while but they're extremely long lived (<~in the order of microseconds) so how can we talk about chemistry in such a tiny time scale? Would that be enough time to observe this exotic atom bonding with other mainstream or exotic atoms?
- thehappypm 4y agoMilliseconds is very long for particle physics.
- gnulinux 4y agoRight, that's what I thought, but wouldn't it be very short for chemistry? At least, to make any kind of chemical observation/experiment? Am I wrong? EDIT: Also I think it's "microsecond" as opposed to "millisecond" right?
- dotancohen 4y agoMany chemicals exist for sub-second timeframes as part of a process. Look at photosynthesis for example. You'll commonly see it simplified to `6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2` but actually, there are quite a few intermediary reactions and chemicals produced for short timeframes along the way.