Lithium Clue For Planet-Hunters »
Posted By Mikunited 2 weeks, 4 days ago in Science & TechnologyAstronomers show that Sun-like stars with orbiting planets tend to be depleted in the element lithium.
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Flamable, in the presence of liquid water;
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but that should not be an issue in space.
In any case even when it combines with other elements,
- it is still present in the total chemical makeup of a star
or planet (excluding fusion and fission).
And yes I failed chemistry 101 and physics 301 but I do read
lots of sci fi and know that you should always have a closet
of spare di-lithium crystals.
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