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- I have only very recently been made aware of the existence of ##H^-## hydrogen anions, something which I had previously thought impossible. So how is this possible?
Having read a few Wiki articles on and around the subject, I am now somewhat aware of the means by which these ##H^-## anions acquire the extra electrons "donated" by e.g. ionized alkali atoms in stellar atmospheres, and the means by which they provide opacity.
What I don't understand is how it is possible for two negatively charged electrons to exist in stable "orbits/shells" around the single positively charged proton in the nucleus.
What I don't understand is how it is possible for two negatively charged electrons to exist in stable "orbits/shells" around the single positively charged proton in the nucleus.
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