That’s not true. The “fatness” of metallic atoms doesn’t even come close to overcoming how rare they are. Hydrogen and helium combined still make up ~98% of the total mass fraction. Oxygen, which is next in line, is only about 1% the total mass.
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SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz 3 days ago
The non-Hydrogen, non-Helium atoms are a larger proportion of total mass, but that’s just because they’re really fat.
very_well_lost@lemmy.world 3 days ago
bjorney@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
They said “larger proportion” not majority, and 2% is larger than 1%
/s
Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
Actually, it’s twice as large!
cryoistalline@lemmy.ml 3 days ago
its a vocal minority, don’t pay them any attention
Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
Taldan@lemmy.world 2 days ago
It looks like this chart is based on mass, rather than number. By number hydrogen is >90% by itself
dohpaz42@lemmy.world 3 days ago
We don’t call them fat. They’re BBA: big beautiful atoms. Thicc would suffice too.
SwampYankee@feddit.online 3 days ago
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dohpaz42@lemmy.world 3 days ago
The 12 yo in me is giggling like crazy right now.
icelimit@lemmy.ml 2 days ago
What are you doing with a 12yo inside you?
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Would be a lot cooler if those were scaled accordingly
Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 2 days ago
There is scaling going on there, just not 1:1. Like the hydrogen is smaller than the rest, but it should be about half the size of the one above.