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Old 12-08-2003, 07:51 PM
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Originally posted by megotmea7
i was reading about a test one proposed hydrogen fuel tanks and they took a full one and shot a high velocity incinidary round at it and after the initial explosion of impact and slight combustion the gas escaped so quickly it put itself out and dissipated into the atmosphere befor any serious damage. correct me if im wrong but hydrogen is less dense than helium at one atmosphere
Yes, hydrogen is the least dense of all known elements. I beleive helium is about .6 the density of air, while hydrogen is about .2 or .3

Anyhow, thank for backing me up here.

EDIT: I am a stupid chemist Read below if you want some decent information. Mine were estimates, and they were wrong. Thanks fvp_gtho
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