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Inside Jupiter, hydrogen gas smoothly becomes metal, scientists reveal – POP TIMES UK
Hydrogen is the simplest element in the universe, made up of one proton and one electron. It is also the most abundant, accounting for about 75 percent of all normal matter. Inside the gassy cores of giant planets such as Jupiter, Neptune and Saturn, hydrogen…
Hydrogen is the simplest element in the universe
, made up of one proton and one electron. It is also the most abundant, accounting for about 75 percent of all normal matter.Inside the gassy cores of giant planets such as Jupiter, Neptune and Saturn, hydrogen is the main component. But while it remains a molecular gas on the surface, inside, hydrogen transforms into a metal within the planets’ deep interior. The process by which it does so remained a mystery, until now. A team of researchers us…
