Controlled Thermonuclear Fusion of Hydrogen Nuclei During Sodium Metal Dissolution in Aqueous Epsom Solution at a Critical Salt Concentration Through Cavitation-Induced Metastable Nanocrystal Nucleation: Can water serve as an infinite source of energy?rnArunachalam Lakshmanan

摘要

A coherent mechanism consistent with basic scientific principles, but one which differs considerably with that supported by conventional chemists, is proposed to explain the process of peaceful sodium metal dissolution in concentrated (~2M) aqueous Epsom solution. Our proposal is based on cavitation induced metastable nucleation of micro- and nano-Epsom crystals in aqueous solution undergoing vortex rotation. Thermodynamic activity of H_2O is reduced due to continuous solvation process of these crystals which reduces the Na-H_2O reaction rate considerably. Na atoms hence get incorporated in the MgSO_4 crystalloids formed due to cavitation by Na-Mg exchange reaction (i.e., 2Na~0 <=> Mg~(2+)SO_4~(2-) →Mg~0 + Na_2SO_4) and the Mg~0 atoms released react with water to produce Mg(OH)_2. The intense explosion accompanied with the vaporization of glass beaker containing salt solution witnessed in 0.85 M Epsom solution on the completion of sodium dissolution is, however, explained on the basis of nuclear fusion of hydrogen nuclei trapped in cavitation induced nano-crystals at Mg~(2+) lattice sites. The proposal invoke an ionic crystal lattice energy assisted low energy nuclear fusion reaction facilitated by repeated release of hydration energy and is based on existing condensed matter nuclear science but which lies in the virtually untouched border area of solution and solid state chemistry.