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noun Chemistry.

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

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Also called active hydrogen.

Words nearby atomic hydrogen

atomic energy, Atomic Energy Authority, Atomic Energy Commission, atomic force microscope, atomic heat, atomic hydrogen, atomicity, atomic mass, atomic mass unit, atomic number, atomic pile

How to use atomic hydrogen in a sentence

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.
A Breakthrough in Measuring the Building Blocks of Nature - Facts So Romantic|Subodh Patil|January 8, 2021|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.
A Breakthrough in Measuring the Building Blocks of Nature - Facts So Romantic|Subodh Patil|January 8, 2021|Nautilus
I was wondering if we could use Wade's system of storing the atomic hydrogen in solution.
The Black Star Passes|John W Campbell
The man—insane or not—figured out a way of stabilizing and storing atomic hydrogen for his rockets.
The Black Star Passes|John W Campbell

The atomic hydrogen tanks were full, and under the ship's own power the oxygen tanks were filled and the batteries charged.
The Black Star Passes|John W Campbell
The typical reddish flame of atomic hydrogen, he knew, would be instantaneously recognizable.
The Black Star Passes|John W Campbell
They had wanted action, but they had no weapons except their invisibility and the atomic hydrogen.
The Black Star Passes|John W Campbell