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Squeezed Potassium Atoms Straddle Liquid and Solid

Apr 12, 2019 · 2 min
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At extreme pressures, potassium atoms can be both liquid and solid at the same time, a phase of matter known as "chain melt." Christopher Intagliata reports. 

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