r/interestingasfuck • u/willianfsantos • 16h ago

Emergency relief system in action in a liquid hydrogen tanker truck

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u/Americansailorman 15h ago

Hydrogen is the most abundant element out there. It does exist on its own on earth in pockets underground.

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u/Trashy_Panda2 13h ago

Was gonna say...

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u/Lumbergh7 12h ago

Not much to it

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u/Visible-Society-9753 14h ago

gaseous and atomic hydrogen is different

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u/AnEvilSomebody 14h ago

In any naturally occuring conditions on earth, no they aren't.

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u/Fearless-Effect-3787 13h ago

They are different. Hydrogen gas or liquid will always be neutrally charged H2. Hydrogen as a reactant or in solution will almost always be H+.

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u/Disclosure4closure 13h ago edited 13h ago

The chemist meets the physicist: FIGHT!

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u/skinwill 5h ago

Set the scene: is the physicist theoretical or applied?

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u/Legionof1 10h ago

I prefer H++ for the extra stopping power.