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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | {{W|Hydrogen}} is the simplest of the chemical atoms, usually consisting of an electron orbiting | + | {{incomplete|Created by a BREAK ROOM DE BROGLIE MICROWAVE USER. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} |
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+ | {{W|Hydrogen}} is the simplest of the chemical atoms, usually consisting of an electron orbiting an proton. This comic imagines other humorous fictional forms of hydrogen as follows: | ||
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|Hydrogen | |Hydrogen | ||
|Yes | |Yes | ||
− | |Hydrogen | + | |Hydrogen is the most common {{w|isotope}} of hydrogen, with one proton and one electron, shown with the electron orbiting the proton. It is also known as protium. |
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|Deuterium | |Deuterium | ||
|Yes | |Yes | ||
− | + | |Deuterium is the second most common isotope of hydrogen, with one electron, and both a neutron and proton in its nucleus. About one of every 6,760 hydrogen atoms in seawater is deuterium. | |
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|Tritium | |Tritium | ||
|Yes | |Yes | ||
− | + | |Tritium is the third most common isotope of hydrogen, with one electron, and a nucleus of one proton and two neutrons, for an atomic mass of three {{w|Dalton (unit)|daltons}}. It is radioactive with a half-life of about twelve years, and is very rare (but not as rare as unbound "instant hydrogen" neutrons.) | |
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|Ium | |Ium | ||
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− | |This | + | |This imaginary isotope consists of one electron orbiting around nothing. The name relates to the fact that the two heavier isotopes are named from a prefix designating the number of {{w|nucleons}} followed by the suffix "-ium", which is sometimes used satirically, e.g., in "unobtainium." |
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|Wheelium | |Wheelium | ||
|No | |No | ||
− | |This fictional form consists of a proton, electron and neutron orbiting around nothing, | + | |This fictional form consists of a proton, electron, and neutron orbiting around nothing, shaped similarly to a wheel. |
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|Instant hydrogen (ready in 15 minutes) | |Instant hydrogen (ready in 15 minutes) | ||
− | |Yes, but rare | + | |Yes, but rare |
− | |This is just a single neutron. | + | |This is just a single neutron. Unbound neutrons will take about fifteen minutes to decay into a proton, an electron, and a neutrino, which ''can'' then form into a hydrogen atom, [https://van.physics.illinois.edu/ask/listing/1207 but do only four times in a million.] The name is likely a reference to "instant" meals that require less preparation time than traditional varieties, e.g., instant noodles. |
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|Hydrogen (maximum strength) | |Hydrogen (maximum strength) | ||
|No | |No | ||
− | |This fictional isotope consists of an electron, | + | |This fictional isotope consists of a proton, an electron, and what appear to be at least 14 neutrons. This isotope's proton would not be bound to all the neutrons. It would immediately {{w|Nuclear drip line|drip}} away most of them. |
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|Oops, All Neutrons | |Oops, All Neutrons | ||
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− | |This fictional form consists of four neutrons, | + | |This fictional form consists of four neutrons, a {{w|tetraneutron}}, with one orbiting around a group of three. The name is likely a reference to an American breakfast cereal called {{w|Cap'n Crunch#Variations|Oops! All Berries}}. |
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+ | The title text provides three other names of this form: 1. "Neutral Quadrium": The proton and electron in tritium have both been replaced with neutrons, making this fictional atom neutral, and it's named with the "quad-" prefix designating four nucleons. 2. "Nydnonen" is likely a derivation of "hydrogen" with most of its consonants replaced with the letter 'n' representing four neutrons. 3. "Goth Tritium": all the particles in the depiction are black, resembling stereotypical {{w|goth fashion}}. | ||
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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− | + | There are 8 drawings of atoms, arranges 4 across and 2 down, as planetary models. Each has a label underneath. Here, they are listed left-to-right top-to-bottom. | |
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− | + | 1 electron, 1 proton: Hydrogen | |
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− | + | 1 electron, 1 proton, 1 neutron: Deuterium | |
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− | + | 1 electron, 1 proton, 1 neutron: Tritium | |
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− | : | + | 1 electron only: ium |
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− | + | 1 electron, 1 proton, 1 neutron, all orbiting together around nothing: Wheelium | |
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− | : | + | 1 proton only: Instant Hydrogen (ready in 15 minutes) |
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+ | 1 proton, 1 electron, lots of neutrons: Hydrogen (Maximum Strength) | ||
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+ | 1 neutron orbiting 3 other neutrons: Oops, all neutrons | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Chemistry]] | [[Category:Chemistry]] |