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Hydrogen [...] is basically not present in nature. I am probably misunderstanding the whole "most abundant element in the universe" thing. Can you explain?
by mdekkers 9y ago
Hydrogen [...] is basically not present in nature.
I am probably misunderstanding the whole "most abundant element in the universe" thing. Can you explain?
- nimish 9y agoHydrogen the atom is very common but what is needed is hydrogen the gas i.e. molecular hydrogen or H2. Hydrogen is very reactive so it's usually always bound up, for example in water. Stripping off the hydrogen atoms into H2 gas is energy intensive. Since it's so reactive, it's both a pain to handle and to extract unless you have a lot of natural gas reserves, where it's relatively abundant. Or you find it in the interstellar medium but I mean good luck mining a nebula.
- mdekkers 9y agothank you for the excellent explanation!