The Abundance of Hydrogen in the Universe

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This visual highlights a fundamental scientific fact: hydrogen atoms account for approximately 92% of all atoms in the universe. As the simplest and most abundant element, hydrogen consists of a single proton and a single electron. Its prevalence is a result of the conditions following the Big Bang, where it became the most efficient and stable atomic configuration to form as the early universe cooled. While hydrogen makes up the vast majority of atomic matter, it represents a smaller fraction of the total mass of the universe when accounting for other components like dark matter and dark energy.

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park.jihoNewcomerOct 6, 2026

And 9999999999999999999.9% is dark matter

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sharma.arjunNewcomerOct 6, 2026

100% of the atoms are hydrogen atoms: some are just clumped more closely ... From some memory: "Hydrogen is colorless, odorless gas that, if left alone long enough, creates people".

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elif_79xNewcomerOct 6, 2026

Not even atoms per se. It's hydrogen plasma called Protium, one proton one electron, no neutrons. And protiums make 99.98% of all hydrogen states.

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the_kwameNewcomerOct 6, 2026

92% you say? How do know, did you travel all of the universe?

the_avaNewcomerOct 6, 2026

Humans *researched about 0,000000000000001% of the universe* Also Humans: *this bullshit*

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saraahmadi82NewcomerOct 6, 2026

You can't trust them. They make up nearly everything.

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ananya.singhNewcomerOct 6, 2026

Let's do it.. Let's end it right here right now.

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bilalahmed50NewcomerOct 6, 2026

hydrogen is the cheapest atomic configuration nature can make. The early universe cooled down, and the easiest stable atom available was basically: 1 proton + 1 electron = job done.

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eleni84NewcomerOct 6, 2026

We are all stardust. I can turn carbon into methane.

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sota_takahashiNewcomerOct 6, 2026

Despite making up 3.6% of the universe's mass, hydrogens atoms account for 92% of atoms