For ground state SO2, this reaction is endothermic and has a very high activation barrier; our quantum chemical calculations point to a facile reaction being possible in the triplet state of SO2. This hygroscopic H2SO3 molecule may act as a condensation nucleus for water, giving rise to facile ...
The study of extrasolar planets (or ‘exoplanets’) is one of the most dynamic frontiers of modern astronomy. A few thousand exoplanets are now known. The numerous exoplanet discoveries via different methods have shown that exoplanetary systems are very common and are extremely diverse in their m...