solid Comparison Table

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solid comparison table

Subject has definition is part of has synonym has frequency has wavelength has charge obey

metal As used in stellar spectroscopy, any element heavier than helium. Universe atom inversely proportional to the wavelength inversely proportional to its momentum uncertainty principle

metallic hydrogen A hypothetical form of hydrogen in which the molecules have been forced by extremely high pressures to assume the lattice structure typical of metals. It is estimated that as much as 40% of Jupiter's mass (but not more than 3% of Saturn's) may be in the form of metallic hydrogen.

quantum solid A degenerate gas in which the densities are so great that the nuclei are fixed with respect to each other so that they resemble a crystalline lattice.

Subject	has definition	is part of	has synonym	has frequency	has wavelength	has charge	obey
metal	As used in stellar spectroscopy, any element heavier than helium.	Universe	atom	inversely proportional to the wavelength	inversely proportional to its momentum		uncertainty principle
metallic hydrogen	A hypothetical form of hydrogen in which the molecules have been forced by extremely high pressures to assume the lattice structure typical of metals. It is estimated that as much as 40% of Jupiter's mass (but not more than 3% of Saturn's) may be in the form of metallic hydrogen.
quantum solid	A degenerate gas in which the densities are so great that the nuclei are fixed with respect to each other so that they resemble a crystalline lattice.

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