protonated methane probed

I’m a dork, but as many of you know, I used to be a chemistry major. I’m still a member of the American Chemical Society and try to keep up some in the field. I don’t understand nearly as much of it as I would like. In either case, I’m reading the issue of Chemical & Engineering News that arrived in the mail today. CH5+, also known as protonated methane or the methonium ion.

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