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How We Know That Stars Are Made Of An Atom Called Hydrogen

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There are many complicated ways to describe the atomic model, quantum physics and nuclear physics but this is that fast track plane language version. This is a short and sweet explanation of how we know that stars are made of an atom called hydrogen. This will also explain what atoms are and how we know that.

All things that we can see are made up of atoms. Atoms are made of protons, neutrons and electrons. Protons are positively charged, neutrons are not charged and electrons are negatively charged. The proton and the neutron are stuck together, that is called nuclei, and the electron orbits the nucleus in a wave like motion. The amount of protons, neutrons, and electrons can change, creating different atoms with different energy levels.

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