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TSN
I'm... from Earth.
Member # 31

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I've noticed that, in a lot of the novels, every time a phaser or something goes off near something, they mention that the person notices the smell of ozone. Is there some real phenomenon that a high-temperature beam would make O₃? Or is this some sort of fandom thing peculiar to phasers?

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AndrewR
Resident Nut-cache
Member # 44

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well high powered electical discharges create ozone... I guess some 02 molecules could form radicals and under the high temperatures and pressures use their spare electrons to form covalent bonds with other oxygen molecules... forming ozone 03

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Bernd
Guy from Old Europe
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I can confirm what Andrew said. Was ozone mentioned in the series as well?

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Simon
Ex-Member

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Lightning creates much of the ozone in our atmosphere because of its intense heat. I would assume phasers would have the same effect.

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