light hydrogen

English

Etymology

So named because it is the isotope of hydrogen with the lightest atomic weight and atomic mass, having one nucleon (a single proton and no neutrons).

Noun

light hydrogen (uncountable)

  2. Synonym of protium (“"the usual isotope of hydrogen"”).
    Coordinate term: heavy hydrogen
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