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hydrogen atom

hydrogen atom

3 3.2
A very simple atom that has one proton and one electron
  • noun
  • /ˈhaɪdrədʒən ˈætəm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : átomo de hidrógeno
  • The higher UV frequency is absorbed by intergalactic hydrogen atoms.
  • neutral hydrogen atom
  • state of a hydrogen atom
  • one hydrogen atom

We can say hydrogen atoms Are hydrogen atoms, identical particles.

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Examples

  • After writing the review, Bethe probably had a deeper understanding of the hydrogen atom than anyone else on Earth.

    Academic text (2005)
  • An important example of a spectral line emission is that from neutral hydrogen atoms.

    Academic text (1996)
  • I'll make a table here for a single hydrogen atom by itself.

  • So let's start with hydrogen atom, fine structure.

  • Thus, the material of the hydrogen atom has turned into pure radiation energy.

    Academic text (1992)
  • When were hydrogen atoms ionized, and where did the energy come from to do that?

    Academic text (2011)
  • One of the things that the SRT can do is observe emissions from the hydrogen atom.

    Academic text (2004)
  • During the process, citric acid is heated to release hydrogen atoms from its molecules.

    Academic text (1998)
  • For example, one can guess the Bohr radius of a hydrogen atom, r0 = 4??0/(eme), by combining the relevant constants of nature.

    Academic text (2012)
  • A single hydrogen atom consists of one proton and one electron, making it the simplest atom.

Surface Forms

hydrogen atom singular

Morphology

hydrogen + atom

The meaning 'an atom consisting of hydrogen' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'hydrogen' (the element) with 'atom' (the smallest unit of an element). This straightforward noun+noun composition reflects a common scientific naming pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.

Etymology

The name hydrogen atom comes from early chemistry: hydrogen was called a 'water maker' because burning it makes 'water', and atom means a very small, single part of an element. So a hydrogen atom is that very small part of hydrogen; it has one proton and one electron, which is why it is the simplest atom scientists use to explain how atoms work.