I didn’t realize the mass fractions were that low. Is that correct??
Yes, because hydrogen atoms are so light. It takes 12 hydrogen atoms to equal the mass of a carbon atom and 16 hydrogen atoms to equal the mass of an oxygen atom.
It’s a surprisingly good rocket fuel to be mostly carbon then.
Yes, because hydrogen atoms are so light. It takes 12 hydrogen atoms to equal the mass of a carbon atom and 16 hydrogen atoms to equal the mass of an oxygen atom.
It’s a surprisingly good rocket fuel to be mostly carbon then.