Which outcome occurs when increased hydrostatic pressure severely limits methane clathrate formation?

💡 Explanation

Methane solubility increases because high hydrostatic pressure impedes the hydrogen bonding necessary for clathrate cages via Van der Waals forces; therefore, methane dissolves into the liquid phase rather than forming crystalline clathrates, as solubility increases with high pressure.

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