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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Timo: [QB] And conversely, argon need not be present on all class L worlds. The two major points about having argon instead of nitrogen for the bulk of the atmosphere would be thermal conductance and the overall density. You might get mightily chilly in an argon atmosphere, or have fancy dehydration effects. And while argon is heavier than nitrogen, the thing is that nitrogen bobs around as a two-atom molecule while argon remains a swinging single, with e.g. greater penetration capability through tissues. Your blood might get bubbly or something in high-pressure argon. Hard to tell. Unless there's some research paper by an inquisitive Nazi scientist on the subject, I doubt the subject has been given much thought. Then again, helium atmospheres are important in saturation-diving work, and have been extensively researched. Argon could be cheaper than helium in bulk, so perhaps somebody *has* done a study on it. Timo Saloniemi [/QB][/QUOTE]
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