Forgotten Matter: Seeking the Name of a Stronger-than-Steel Substance

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The discussion revolves around the identification of "degenerate matter," a substance described as stronger than steel, where nuclei detach from electrons, leading to electron compression. The original poster, a 15-year-old, initially struggled to recall the name but successfully identified it as degenerate matter. This realization allows for easier research into its properties and implications in physics.

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Ok I have a few different questions that put every other forum here to shame. Mostly cause I am only 15. ^_^ I still can join and state questions and learn right? I am smart not very smart just smart. In a book I read they mentioned a particular matter that I have been searching for. I just want the naem of it so I can research it. However, I seem to have forgotten its name. I do remember the brief description.

It was along the lines of it is stronger than steel, nuclei detach from electrons and they then compress the electrons? That is about what I remember. Oh I think it started with an "M" but I am not at all sure about that part.
 
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Thank you I guess for at least checking. I found it now. It was degenerate matter. lol I got a lot of the information switched around but I got it now. Finding information for it should be a lot easier.
 

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