Some of the hydrogen in Jupiter's interior is thought to exist in a special, exotic state. Which of these choices best describes this exotic state of matter?   a An ultrahot gas that is very nearly hot enough to start nuclear fusion, similar to the Sun's core b It forms a chemical compound with helium, which is unusual because helium normally doesn't form compounds. c An ultracold form of hydrogen ice, with atoms locked into rigid crystal structures d Liquid metallic hydrogen, whose electrons are not tightly bound to atomic nuclei

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Some of the hydrogen in Jupiter's interior is thought to exist in a special, exotic state. Which of these choices best describes this exotic state of matter?

 
a An ultrahot gas that is very nearly hot enough to start nuclear fusion, similar to the Sun's core
b It forms a chemical compound with helium, which is unusual because helium normally doesn't form compounds.
c An ultracold form of hydrogen ice, with atoms locked into rigid crystal structures
d Liquid metallic hydrogen, whose electrons are not tightly bound to atomic nuclei
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