- The Sun is made out of 92% hydrogen, 7% helium and the rest is other low number gasses
- The odor of farts comes from small amounts of hydrogen sulfide gas and mercaptans in the mixture
- Joseph Priestley not only discovered oxygen, but he also discovered ammonia, carbon monoxide, hydrogen chloride, sulphur dioxide, and nitrous oxide. He was also the first person to isolate chlorine
- Most people know what pH means, but few people know that it stands for pondus hydrogenii which means potential hydrogen and that each unit is a phidron
- Hydrogen is the lightest, simplest and most commonly found chemical element in the Universe, making up around 75% of its elemental mass
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| The pink Glowish layer in space is composed of Hydrogen |
- Hydrogen is found in large amounts in giant gas planets and stars, it plays a key role in powering stars through fusion reactions
- The chemical symbol of hydrogen is H. It is an element with atomic number 1, this means that 1 proton is found in the nucleus of hydroge
- Hydrogen is commonly used in the petroleum and the chemical industries and is also widely used for many physics and engineering applications such as welding or as coolant
- Hydrogen gas is extremely flammable. It is used as a fuel by the space shuttle main engine and was associated with the famous explosion of the Hindenburg airship
- Hydrogen compounds commonly are called hydrides
