I hadn't thought of the physiological issue you raise, but I would expect a molecule of UF6 to be far too large to pass from the lungs into the blood stream. Good point, though.
Bruce On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 1:49 PM, Steve Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > BasherWo the Science Ninja does it again! > > Bruce, that was a killer "lecture", especially about the He/UF6 thing... > > I always wondered if there were *another* example of the "speed of sound in > gas" thing to complement the helium experiment virtually everyone has tried > (or at least observed). Breathing UF6 seems just so wrong at so many > levels, but I suppose it stands to reason that the lung physiology might not > "couple" at all with such a heavy and odd element. I suppose the whole > Alveola thing is about Oxygen one direction or the other (absorb O2, release > CO2?) with Nitrogen being pretty benign and CO wicked. And all the > hydrocarbons playing in there somewhere too I suppose... > > I'm feeling an itch to open the encyclopaedia again! Dammit! ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
