I JUS WANT TO KNOW..... ANY GAS FOR THAT MATTER ....
2007-04-23 07:13:59 · 8 answers · asked by Jason 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
it would go in all directions, continually becoming smaller and smaller particles, which would drift in space forever or until a sun or planets gravity pulled it in.
2007-04-23 21:53:26 · answer #1 · answered by Dan N 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If an oxygen tank explodes in space the molecules will disperse until caught by a gravity of a large object that can bring the molecules closed to it's surface
2007-04-23 07:20:03 · answer #2 · answered by M Series 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This happened on Apollo 13.
The particles would freeze, and simply continue to float and disperse for ever, unless they got evaporated by going too close to the sun...
2007-04-23 07:54:04 · answer #3 · answered by Wedge 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the oxygen molecules will disperse in a process known as diffusion. hope this helps!!!!!
2007-04-23 07:21:32 · answer #4 · answered by Bones 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It just disperses in space until it's density approaches zero.--Very few atoms per cubic meter.
2007-04-23 07:21:15 · answer #5 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in every direction such that the sum of the momentum of each molecule is zero to conserve momentum
2007-04-23 07:47:15 · answer #6 · answered by Tim K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will be sucked into a port hole in space!
2007-04-23 07:21:44 · answer #7 · answered by poker man 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it would be changed
2007-04-23 09:36:12 · answer #8 · answered by UnP0ssible 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋