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You know there is only ONE star in the Solar System, right? (We call it 'The Sun'.)
ReplyDeletePerhaps you meant "stars in the GALAXY?"
The statement with the photo above is factually correct. One star, two hydrogen atoms in a molecule of water. It is an odd statement in that it scales from a molecule to the solar system in just a few words. That is a scale expansion that is bewildering to most folks.
DeleteThis explains the many comments below that seem to have missed the point: Odd statement, but on the money.
No. Only 3 atoms in a molecule of water. Now a drop of water? Yes!
ReplyDeleteAnd people with morals in the Biden administration.
ReplyDeletenot true, there are 2 hydrogen atoms in a single molecule of water, maybe a single drop.
ReplyDeletethere is a mistake there somewhere... there are EXACTLY 2 hydrogen atoms in a molecule of water. ( H2O )
ReplyDeleteI think he meant galaxy instead of Solar System.
ReplyDeleteThat would be more than one, right?...the solar system has just one star?....
ReplyDeleteA molecule is by definition the simplest form of a compound. So, a molecule of water is H2O, 2 Hydrogen atoms and one oxygen, period. A drop of water might fit the analogy.
ReplyDeleteUhh no there are two H atoms in one molecule of water.
ReplyDeleteAnd there are more stars in the Solar System than neurons in the brain of the person that created that meme....
ReplyDeletePedantic, but there is only one star per solar system. Galaxy, maybe?
ReplyDeleteOkay. But there are more galaxies than you can shake a stick at.
DeleteTwo hydrogen atoms in a molecule of water, right??
ReplyDeleteuh... no. A single molecule of water has TWO hydrogen atoms. A single drop of water, on the other hand...
ReplyDeleteSorry, but that is not correct. There are only 2 Hydrogen atoms in a single molecule of water. Thus, the H2O with which we are all familiar, representing 2 atoms of Hydrogen and 1 atom of Oxygen. I think the graphic is referring to the number of H atoms in a slightly larger mass of water. For example there are 1.7 X 10 to the 25th power atoms of H in 250 grams of water, which is a little more than a cup. That is a LOT of H atoms.
ReplyDeleteYes, there is only one star in the solar system.
ReplyDeleteAT LAST!!!! Someone who can read. Congratulations, sir.
DeleteOnly one star per solar system
ReplyDeleteUm, no. Some "solar systems" consist of binary or multiple stars orbiting a single point. Read carefully. "THE solar system" - a clear reference to a specific solar system, conventionally understood to be ours. And while we're at it- a solar system need not have planets. Solar specifically refers to the star.
DeleteActually, twice as many.
ReplyDeleteOh yeah? Then tell me; how many stars are there in the solar system?
ReplyDeleteOf course, there is only ONE star in the Solar System, it is called the sun.
ReplyDeleteDid you mean the whole galaxy, or the whole known universe?
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You are weird but accurate. As in there are two atoms of Hydrogen in a molecule of water, and only one star in our solar system.
ReplyDeleteSomebody is confused. There are TWO atoms of Hydrogen in a single molecule of water.
ReplyDeleteWhat happened to our education system?
Yes, and one star. A small number of readers got it. The statement is mathematically correct and was carefully phrased, if perhaps a bit intentionally inviting a fast and inaccurate interpretation.
DeleteNow, as to what happened with the numerous, illiterate, non-critical thinking readers - any number of possibilities. The "education system" is one, but hardly the only explanation.
Heh.Just proves scientists can do bad jokes at scale. Statement is absolutely correct but confusing to anyone that does not remember basic chemistry.
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