Evaluating Alternatives to Water as Solvents for Life: The Example of Sulfuric Acid

The chemistry of life requires a solvent, which for life on Earth is water. Several alternative solvents have been suggested, but there is little quantitative analysis of their suitability as solvents for life. To support a novel (non-terrestrial) biochemistry, a solvent must be able to form a stabl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bains, William, Petkowski, Janusz Jurand, Zhan, Zhuchang, Seager, Sara
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Format: Article
Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/133191