Burning Ice From the Ocean Floor (Video) (IMAGE)

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Burning Ice From the Ocean Floor (Video)

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Methane hydrate is a crystalline complex of water and methane that forms beneath the ocean floor. It resembles regular ice, but it can easily be set aflame after it's brought to the surface. In time for Chemists Celebrate Earth Week, this special marine chemistry episode of Reactions examines this burning ice from under the sea: https://youtu.be/ghQWICNY0aY. And for more about our extended celebration of Earth Day, visit http://www.acs.org/ccew.

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