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← ScienceWhich outcome occurs when increased hydrostatic pressure severely limits methane clathrate formation?
A)Methane solubility significantly increases instead✓
B)Clathrate crystal lattice structure strengthens
C)The hydrate number rises dramatically
D)Entrapment exotherm becomes energetically favored
💡 Explanation
Methane solubility increases because high hydrostatic pressure impedes the hydrogen bonding necessary for clathrate cages via Van der Waals forces; therefore, methane dissolves into the liquid phase rather than forming crystalline clathrates, as solubility increases with high pressure.
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