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> * Hydrogen really likes to leak. Yes, but the rate of leakage is tiny enough that for any reasonable sized tank it's going to be years till it's all leaked a
by londons_explore 3y ago
> * Hydrogen really likes to leak.
Yes, but the rate of leakage is tiny enough that for any reasonable sized tank it's going to be years till it's all leaked away.
The real risk is the leakage causing explosions if you ever put a tank in a confined space.
- jfengel 3y agoIt leaks a lot faster if it corrodes a hole in the container. Hydrogen is fairly reactive.
- pixl97 3y agoThat's probably only the 'primary' real risk, there are some number of secondary real risks of hydrogen being a very reactive chemical. Not in the flammable boom boom, but the interacting with stuff it shouldn't and causing degradation and corrosion.