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← ScienceWhich outcome occurs when excessive thermal energy disrupts clathrate hydrate molecular structures?
A)Methane gas release accelerates rapidly✓
B)Hydrogen bonding amplifies solidification effects
C)Ice lattice structures become more stable
D)Hydrate density gradient minimizes convection
💡 Explanation
Methane gas release rapidly accelerates because the elevated temperature breaks Van der Waals forces, driving molecular dissociation, therefore destabilizing clathrate structures; rather than stabilizing due decreased intermolecular spacing at lower pressures.
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