Comment on Should Neutron Stars be Added to the Periodic Table?
IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Do they have protons or only neutrons? because if there are no protons then it is technically just neutronium and not an element,
If they do have protons, then it is safe to assume it is a ridiculous number like 10^40. in which case I would count it as an element. And given how unlikely is for 2 neutron stars to share the number of protons, then every single neutron star is its own element,
wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
I would argue that, since they lack an electron cloud and are comprised of a collection of free-floating nuclei, they are actually a plasma.
IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 1 week ago
can we say that neuron stars are ions?
wait, are neuton stars positively charged?
wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
Well, we can’t call them atoms, which are defined by the presence of an electron cloud surrounding a nucleus.
IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 1 week ago
When will NASA finally approve my mission to send an electron cloud to a neuton star to force schools to print a periodic tables to include a neutron star.