can air be pressurizes so much that it becomes a solid?

Question

if so would it retain its solidity somehow under normal pressure? and if it is possible i would like to see pictures of solid oxygen, or whatever else is out there.

Answer 1

A gas cannot be compressed by any amount of pressure into its solid phase unless the temperature is below the triple point temperature. For nitrogen (the main component of air) this is -210 C, so no amount of compression will achieve this at room temperature.

Answer 2

Yes, air does become solid - no matter if cooled down extremely or put under extreme pressure.

Consider, that putting some gas under pressure automatically leads to low temperature. So when released, pressure and temperature will change immediately.

A picture of solid oxygen is possible only in extreme cold surroundigs.

Link: A similar gas in solid form - I haven't found solid oxygen immediately.

Answer 3

Oxygen could become a solid. Though that'd be alot of pressure.

If you want it to retain a liquid form under normal pressure, then you must lower it's tempature by alot.

Answer 4

Since air contains different molecules with different melting points, each will solidify seperately unless controlled. These molecules, hydrogen, nitrogen and other molecules will become liquid at certain temperatures. They also must be at certain critical pressures in order to become liquid. if these pressures are exceeded, the molecules will become a gas again.

I also do not believe it will be easy to find pictures of liquid oxygen and liquid nitrogen because they require extraordinary cold temperatures to exist as liquids. Finding them as solids is also probably even harder if you want to attain a picture because the temperatures need to be even lower.

Answer 5

It will not become a solid. A solid has to keep its shape; it will become a liquid under intense pressure.

Oxygen will sublime from its liquid state under normal pressure.

Answer 6

Yes it si possible........
but only on extreme temperature and pressure.
take diamond for example...... it is in gas form of carbon subjected to extreme heat and pressure under ground that it became solid and the hardest material known to man.

Answer 7

ya it is possible
to convert any gas or liquid to sold state by compressing
take a example of pressure cooker when we put meat and water in it and tei it after this we leave it to cook when u open it it change in to most of gas is change to gas
the same thing is happen to solid

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Answer 8

yes it can be done,but retaining it at normal pressure is impossible,but for solidifying air u also need to keep in account volume and temprature too.