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The hydrogen atom: The raw material of the universe barely exists on Earth—now we've made it in a flask
Source: Phys.org · Published
What do you see when you look up at the night sky? While everyone may have a different answer, the truth is that almost everything out there is hydrogen. The first element in the periodic table is by far the most abundant substance in the cosmos. It's the fuel of stars and the raw material from which the heavier elements were forged over billions of years. Even the sun is, at its core, a furnace…
Key points
- What do you see when you look up at the night sky?
- While everyone may have a different answer, the truth is that almost everything out there is hydrogen.
- The first element in the periodic table is by far the most abundant substance in the cosmos.
- It's the fuel of stars and the raw material from which the heavier elements were forged over billions of years.
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