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[–] pHr34kY@lemmy.world 39 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

Do you know what happens to hydrogen when the temp drops below 14K?

Yeah. Metal.

[–] Gladaed@feddit.org 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Metallic hydrogen may also make up parts of Jupiter's core.

[–] SasquatchBanana@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Metallic or solid? Those are two different things, and depending on the answer, i will be going down a knowledge rabbit hole

[–] Gladaed@feddit.org 4 points 1 month ago

Metals are crystal lattices with delocalized electrons.

[–] Shou@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

That's fucking badass

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Doesn't it also need to be under immense pressure? I don't think low temperature alone is enough.

[–] pHr34kY@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Yeah, I think that may be the case.

[–] TargaryenTKE@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

That's hard af