Mixent SAID ON Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:32IOW "one might expect D-D to be "easy", p-D more difficult, p-Ni even more difficult, and p-Pd almost impossible. In short while D can easily fuse with itself (strong force mediated), H can only fuse with itself extremely slowly (weak force mediated), leaving H few options other than to react preferentially with any D that might be present, or in the absence thereof with the metal nucleus. BTW the implication here is that the lower a metal is in the periodic chart, the
better it should perform with H (other necessary criteria being met)." I like Robin's synopsis for hydrogen isotopes and ions and conclusion that hydrogen works better with lower atomic metals. I would only suggest that the relativistic - Naudts perspective could turn the "Not impossible, just very slow" H-H reactions into very frequent and rapid. Reactions. Regards Fran
