light hydrogen

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light hydrogen

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So named because it is the isotope of hydrogen with the lightest atomic weight and atomic mass, having one nucleon (a single proton and no neutrons).

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uncountable Synonym of protium (“"the usual isotope of hydrogen"”).
Similar: protium

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@misc{light_hydrogen_2026,
  title = {light hydrogen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/light%20hydrogen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}