radix@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoTIL ~62% of the atoms in a human body are Hydrogen, and are as old as the universe.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1345arrow-down110
arrow-up1335arrow-down1external-linkTIL ~62% of the atoms in a human body are Hydrogen, and are as old as the universe.en.wikipedia.orgradix@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square53fedilink
minus-squareJasonDJlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoWell there’s usually an electron orbiting it…and sometimes it’s even stuck to a neutron. You had me wondering if “hydrogen” was just the name we’ve given a rogue proton.
minus-squarebionicjoey@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoAn H+ ion is a rogue proton. I’ve heard a physicist say before that she always would forget this fact.
Well there’s usually an electron orbiting it…and sometimes it’s even stuck to a neutron.
You had me wondering if “hydrogen” was just the name we’ve given a rogue proton.
An H+ ion is a rogue proton. I’ve heard a physicist say before that she always would forget this fact.