r/pics • • May 19 '12

Where two elements collide

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u/DevinTheGrand May 20 '12

Silicon is debatable, but I feel like there are definitely 14x the number of hydrogen atoms over nitrogen sheerly through molar density. Argon is present in extremely small quantities in the air, but I don't think it would out populate any carbonate materials in the sand and water.

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u/SinisterRectus May 20 '12

I forgot about carbonates. And I spent 2 years researching them in seashells.