Does atomic bond strength vary with gravitational field strength?

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1) Is the strength of bonds in a hydrogen atom (or any atom) the same on Earth versus the "zero gravity" of space, versus a nuetron star (or a black hole)?

2) Regarding "zero gravity", does it really exist in space? Or, is it varying amounts of micro-gravities relative to massive objects throughout the Universe?

Thanks for your help.
 
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Answer to #2: No in reality, your gravitational field affects stars in the andromeda galaxy. But the effect, is very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very veryvery very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very veryvery very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very small
 
:smile: Thats' kind of what I thought. Thanks.
 
1) Is the strength of bonds in a hydrogen atom (or any atom) the same on Earth versus the "zero gravity" of space, versus a nuetron star (or a black hole)?
This answer is also no, the force that bonds nucleic particles is the strong nuclear force. However, near the surface of a neutron star, or near the singularity of a black hole, this force is overcame by gravity, and even particles bonded by the strong force will be ripped apart.
 
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Answer to #2: No in reality, your gravitational field affects stars in the andromeda galaxy. But the effect, is very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very veryvery very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very veryvery very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very small

In fact, MUCH less than that.