Pearl@lemmy.ml to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 5 days agoMetal Exclusionary Radical Astronomylemmy.mlimagemessage-square272fedilinkarrow-up11.1Karrow-down133file-text
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minus-squarevery_well_lost@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up46·5 days agoThat’s not true. The “fatness” of metallic atoms doesn’t even come close to overcoming how rare they are. Hydrogen and helium combined still make up ~98% of the total mass fraction. Oxygen, which is next in line, is only about 1% the total mass.
minus-squarebjorney@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·edit-25 days agoThey said “larger proportion”, and 2% is larger than 1% /s
That’s not true. The “fatness” of metallic atoms doesn’t even come close to overcoming how rare they are. Hydrogen and helium combined still make up ~98% of the total mass fraction. Oxygen, which is next in line, is only about 1% the total mass.
They said “larger proportion”, and 2% is larger than 1%
/s
Actually, it’s twice as large!