The Invisible Hydrogen Flame

A pure hydrogen flame is almost completely invisible to the naked eye — firefighters sometimes have to use brooms to detect hydrogen fires by seeing if the bristles catch fire.

A short silent video about Hydrogen (H), element 1, nonmetal. Hydrogen is the lightest and most abundant element in the universe, making up about 75% of all normal matter by mass.

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