Metallic hydrogen

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/metallic-hydrogen

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1. What is the theoretical prediction date?1935
2. What is the theoretical discoverers?Eugene Wigner and Hillard Bell Huntington
3. Where might we find metallic hydrogen in space?It is believed to exist inside giant planets such as Jupiter and Saturn, where the pressure is so high that hydrogen turns into a metallic liquid.
4. Why does metallic hydrogen help create a planet’s magnetic field?The electrically conductive metallic hydrogen moves inside the planet, acting like a dynamo that turns the planet’s motion into a magnetic field.

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Superconductor: A material that can conduct electricity with zero electrical resistance below a certain temperature.