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Author: ETKINA, Eugenia, Planinšič, G. (gorazd), Van Heuvelen, Alan
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Chapter 12, Problem 28CQ
Why do very light gases such as hydrogen not exist in Earth's atmosphere but do exist in the atmospheres of giant planets such as Uranus and Saturn?
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