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[-] pHr34kY@lemmy.world 39 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Do you know what happens to hydrogen when the temp drops below 14K?

Yeah. Metal.

[-] Gladaed@feddit.org 9 points 1 year ago

Metallic hydrogen may also make up parts of Jupiter's core.

[-] SasquatchBanana@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Metallic or solid? Those are two different things, and depending on the answer, i will be going down a knowledge rabbit hole

[-] Gladaed@feddit.org 4 points 1 year ago

Metals are crystal lattices with delocalized electrons.

[-] Shou@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

That's fucking badass

Doesn't it also need to be under immense pressure? I don't think low temperature alone is enough.

[-] pHr34kY@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I think that may be the case.

[-] TargaryenTKE@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

That's hard af

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