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bilsbie 3 days ago

I didn’t realize the mass fractions were that low. Is that correct??

philipkglass 3 days ago | parent [-]

Yes, because hydrogen atoms are so light. It takes 12 hydrogen atoms to equal the mass of a carbon atom and 16 hydrogen atoms to equal the mass of an oxygen atom.

bilsbie 3 days ago | parent [-]

It’s a surprisingly good rocket fuel to be mostly carbon then.