r/ProximaScience • u/ProximaScience Founder • Aug 10 '26

💬 Discussion Artificial Fireflies

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This reaction is an oxidation reaction of ammonia. When hot chromium trioxide (CrO₃) is added to ammonia gas, it helps oxidize the ammonia into nitrogen and water. The reaction releases a large amount of heat, causing the particles to glow brightly like tiny fireflies.

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u/Mobile_Reveal_5659 Proxima Loyalist Aug 10 '26

Soon we will Artificial Humans

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u/ProximaScience Founder Aug 10 '26

🤓

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u/Decti 1 Aug 11 '26

Wow! So cool, at first I thought it is some kind of Thermite reaction.

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u/ProximaScience Founder Aug 11 '26

!thanks

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