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Quantum tunnels accelerate reactions, but molecular chaos destroys them — except for the moment when it suddenly vanishes.
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In the atomic world, chaos is not noise but a force governing the chemistry of giant planets. Quantum tunnels, like portals, let ions pass through barriers, but molecular trembling can destroy them. Scientists have found a measure of the fragility of these processes.
🎯 The H3+ ion is not just abundant in Jupiter's atmosphere — it ignites its auroras.