Using math models, scientists have ‘looked’ into the interior of super-Earths and discovered hey may have compounds that are forbidden by the classical rules of chemistry – these substances may increase the heat transfer rate and strengthen the magnetic field on these planets. The researchers attempted to see which compounds may be formed by S, O, and Mg at high pressures. These particular elements were not chosen by chance. “Earth-like planets consist of a thin silicate crust, a silicate-oxide mantle – which makes up ~7/8 of the Earth’s volume and consists more than 90% of silicates and magnesium oxide – and an iron core. We can say that magnesium, oxygen, and silicon form the basis of chemistry on Earth and on Earth-like planets,” says Oganov...
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