What Would Happen If You Lost One Electron From Every Atom In Your Body?

Over on Reddit , they are once again asking some pretty interesting question . Off the back of " Why does ha make hot but hoo make cold ? " and " Which way do the scale tip ? " they are now inquire : " What would happen if you were to suffer one electron from every corpuscle in your body ? "

" So , I ’ve visualise the meme of ' Mods , lend an electron to every atom in their body ' , and I know that its been asked here , " Redditor Spectre1442 wrote in theAskPhysics subreddit . " So it receive me think . What would bechance if every molecule had an electron murder . What is the event of the inverse post , when every exclusive atom in the human dead body suddenly make a positive charge where prior there was none [ ? ] "

So , what would happen ? As Reddit pointed out , it is n’t exactly what you ’d call a " fun time " . The first thing you should know is that this is not a great idea . Death is dead certain , and you will be far from the only injured party .

As you’re able to in all likelihood infer from rubbing a balloon on your head , your nipper rival your hand as they get off a trampoline , or simply sticking your finger into a jade socket ( please do n’t ) , a commission imbalance is a herculean thing . It is what ’s responsible for for lightning and static electrical energy , and you are aware of howpowerfulthose are .

The main issue with get rid of one negatron from each atom in your body , asunder from the rough-and-tumble , is the result gigantic charge dissymmetry . In short , simplify damage , every atom in your body now wants to repel every other molecule in your body . The result , unless you know of a really ripe physics doctor with plenty of electron in their med bag , is that your body will fling itself aside .

That ’s a huge " you " trouble , but what about everyone else ? give that there are roughly seven billion billion billion mote in someone weighing70 kilograms(154 pounds ) , they ’re going to have a problem too .

" The static likely energy between those ions would be enormous . A jolty estimation shows it could be in the kitchen range of : 1017to 1020joules , " RedditorLast - Form-5871 wrote , doing some very harsh idea .

" Compare that to : 1 net ton of TNT = 4.18 × 109joulesTsar Bomba(largest atomic turkey ever ) = ~2 × 1017joules . So in the worst - case estimate , you ’re releasing more vigour than the prominent atomic warhead ever set off — from a single person . You would n’t just break loose . You ’d detonate like a superweapon , instantly vaporizing yourself and belike a city - sized area . "

Which would n’t be capital , but endeavor to stay positivistic .