Where did the spare protons from the Big Bang go? ππ #BigBang #protons #cosmology
Have you ever wondered what happened to the extra protons that were created during the Big Bang? Let’s dive into this fascinating question and explore the mysteries of the universe together.
The fate of spare protons
– Did they combine with neutrons to form hydrogen atoms?
– Were they involved in the creation of other elements?
– Could they still be floating around in space waiting to be discovered?
Searching for answers
As scientists continue to study the origins of the universe, the destiny of these spare protons remains a topic of ongoing research and speculation. Stay tuned for more updates and discoveries in the field of cosmology!
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A proton βjust out thereβ is hydrogen. Specifically, H^(+), a positive hydrogen ion.
The theory about the βextraβ protons is that there was an imbalance of matter and antimatter because of a slight imperfection in the symmetry of nature that otherwise has matter and antimatter behave the same. But there is also a law of nature that electric charge is conserved, and that one is not in question β there might be a few theories that allow for violation of that law in special cases, but it has never been observed and nobody seriously thinks it ever will be.
Thus, the extra protons mean an equal number of extra electrons, so there are also those floating around, and they tend to attract each other (protons and electrons). But if you have a cloud of protons and electrons with the electrons not all bound, thatβs just a hydrogen plasma.
Protons that did not end up in bound states with other protons and neutrons (forming larger nuclei like helium, as one example) after big bang nucleosynthesis are precisely the nuclei of hydrogen-1 atoms, and in an ionized state it is just a free proton. These protons/hydrogen nuclei are the most abundant kind of baryonic matter by number and by mass.
[This picture of the various hydrogen isotopes might help.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isotopes_of_hydrogen#/media/File:Hydrogen_Deuterium_Tritium_Nuclei_Schmatic-en.svg)