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Hydrogen: the unifying element

Hydrogen is the most important element there is. It is both dangerous and essential at the same time – just two of its amazing qualities. Hydrogen can be found in our bodies and many things around us. Also, hydrogen connects us all to the start of the universe – and all other things!

The special qualities of hydrogen start from its building blocks. In its most familiar form, hydrogen is the simplest element. Its atoms

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