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Topic: Meteorite contains abundant formic acid.  (Read 2918 times)

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Offline Yeffer

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Meteorite contains abundant formic acid.
« on: May 26, 2009, 09:46:40 PM »
A meteorite that fell into a lake in Canada contains abundant formic acid.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8068049.stm

The Wikipedia page mentions that at high temperatures, formic acid decomposes to CO and water.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formic_acid

Funny question, but when a meteorite falls to earth wouldn't the heat of entry decompose that formic acid?
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Re: Meteorite contains abundant formic acid.
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2009, 11:26:29 AM »
You see only that part of meteorite reaches the earth which has not reacted or you can say inner part of meteorite which has not come in direct contact of high temperature.   
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