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Question: A hydrogen atom has one electron. If we heat hydrogen gas up enough, we will completely separate each electron from each hydrogen atom (called "ionization"). What will the spectrum of ionized hydrogen look like ("ionized" means that the electron has already been taken away)? Here's...

Does anyone know what physical principle theoretically prevents something from being torn into three pieces from two forces being applied? (E.g. pulling on both sides of a piece of paper will never tear it into three pieces.)