Kepler D# is thick with volcanic gas like Venus(Which has recently been proven to still have active volcanoes) is.
I have decided that life is on this very hot planet. But there are some questions I have about this planet and life on it.
Planet questions:
1) How many active volcanoes would this planet have given that its atmosphere is thick with volcanic gas just like Venus?
2) How often would they erupt? The reason I am asking this question is because since there is life on this planet they would likely get nutrients from lava and have HCL and HF as their water.
3) Would there be any massive earthquakes(Or should I say Venus-quakes) from there being lots of active volcanoes?
4) Would the lava form bodies similar to our bodies of water(In other words lava oceans, lava lakes, lava rivers etc.)?
Life questions:
Since there is a lot of lava and lava burns through just about everything if you give it enough time how would life be able to not get burnt by lava? Porous material with very high melting point on the surface of the skin? Naturally low IR(Or heat) sensitivity?
Since HCl and HF are both very strong acids the lifeforms themselves would probably need to be acidic as well. This is because if they were slightly alkaline like us humans a violent neutralization reaction would occur(and this is why we get things from itchyness to chemical burns when acid is on our skin depending on how strong the acid is). Neutrality probably wouldn't work because in order to accomodate for there being an acid, a base would have to form and that would cause a violent neutralization reaction just like being alkaline would(This is how come if you have water, NaOH, and HCl that very quickly and violently NaCl and more water will form). But how acidic would they have to be? Would they have to be more acidic than HCl since HCl is the stronger of the 2 acids or just as acidic as HCl? Would they not have to be as acidic as HCl because of ClF, ClF3, and ClF5 forming temporarily and then Cl2 and F2 forming?
I have decided that life is on this very hot planet. But there are some questions I have about this planet and life on it.
Planet questions:
1) How many active volcanoes would this planet have given that its atmosphere is thick with volcanic gas just like Venus?
2) How often would they erupt? The reason I am asking this question is because since there is life on this planet they would likely get nutrients from lava and have HCL and HF as their water.
3) Would there be any massive earthquakes(Or should I say Venus-quakes) from there being lots of active volcanoes?
4) Would the lava form bodies similar to our bodies of water(In other words lava oceans, lava lakes, lava rivers etc.)?
Life questions:
Since there is a lot of lava and lava burns through just about everything if you give it enough time how would life be able to not get burnt by lava? Porous material with very high melting point on the surface of the skin? Naturally low IR(Or heat) sensitivity?
Since HCl and HF are both very strong acids the lifeforms themselves would probably need to be acidic as well. This is because if they were slightly alkaline like us humans a violent neutralization reaction would occur(and this is why we get things from itchyness to chemical burns when acid is on our skin depending on how strong the acid is). Neutrality probably wouldn't work because in order to accomodate for there being an acid, a base would have to form and that would cause a violent neutralization reaction just like being alkaline would(This is how come if you have water, NaOH, and HCl that very quickly and violently NaCl and more water will form). But how acidic would they have to be? Would they have to be more acidic than HCl since HCl is the stronger of the 2 acids or just as acidic as HCl? Would they not have to be as acidic as HCl because of ClF, ClF3, and ClF5 forming temporarily and then Cl2 and F2 forming?