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minus-squarevery_well_lost@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up46·2 months 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-22 months agoThey said “larger proportion”, and 2% is larger than 1% /s
minus-squareAlaknár@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoActually, it’s twice as large!
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!