Water can turn into a superacid that makes diamonds

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Simulations suggest that water can become a superacid under extremely high heat and pressure conditions. This may also explain how planets like Uranus and Neptune get diamond rain
Superacids can turn carbon molecules into diamonds Sefa Kart/Alamy

Water may transform into a superacidic fluid under extreme heat and pressure. These conditions are found only in Earth's…
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