What do you mean by Metalic hydrogen?
2006-06-29 03:15:52 · 6 answers · asked by Sayom 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
There is no such thing as a hyrdrogen metal on earth.
Hydrogen is a gas and does not have a metalic form.
However, it is a small molecule and can become impregnated in metal causing bad things like hydrogen embrittlement which weakens metal. This is probably what they are referring to.
However, on other planets, the pressure is so great that it can take a different form. See website below. Excellent question.
Metallic hydrogen results when hydrogen is sufficiently compressed and undergoes a phase change; it is an example of degenerate matter.
Metallic hydrogen consists of a crystal lattice of atomic nuclei (namely protons), with a spacing that is significantly smaller than a Bohr radius; indeed, the spacing is more comparable with an electron wavelength (see De Broglie wavelength). The electrons are unbound and behave like the conduction electrons in a metal.
2006-06-29 03:18:25 · answer #1 · answered by Texas Cowboy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hydrogen with a certain amount of metal. Metalic Hydrogen.
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2006-06-29 03:17:42 · answer #2 · answered by Jeremy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Metallic hydrogen is produced when hydrogen is compressed to extremely high pressures. It produces a state with mobile charge carriers, becomes conducting, and looks shiny.
2006-06-29 03:22:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hydrogen is electropositive like the metals and so is metallic
2006-06-30 01:25:39 · answer #4 · answered by raj 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-06-29 03:19:14 · answer #5 · answered by jms_nov28 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-06-29 03:18:49 · answer #6 · answered by Igor L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋