atomic hydrogen

noun

, Chemistry.

1. hydrogen in the form of single atoms, rather than molecules, which makes it extremely reactive.

Example Sentences

What remains unresolved is the reason why measurements, relying on different spectroscopic methods in atomic hydrogen, return different values for the charge radius of the proton.

From Nautilus

Because muons are about 200 times heavier than electrons, their lowest energy orbital configurations are much more tightly bound around the proton than are electrons in atomic hydrogen.

From Nautilus

I was wondering if we could use Wade's system of storing the atomic hydrogen in solution.

From Project Gutenberg

The man—insane or not—figured out a way of stabilizing and storing atomic hydrogen for his rockets.

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The atomic hydrogen tanks were full, and under the ship's own power the oxygen tanks were filled and the batteries charged.

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The typical reddish flame of atomic hydrogen, he knew, would be instantaneously recognizable.

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They had wanted action, but they had no weapons except their invisibility and the atomic hydrogen.

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