Electronic/World Wide Web>Message Posted to Online Forum/Discussion Group: Cyko_01 (1092499), Menkhaf (627996), sploxx (622853) (Jan 30, 2011), Atomic Disguise Makes Helium Look Like Hydrogen, Slashdot, Retrieved on 2011-01-30Source Material [science.slashdot.org]
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30 JAN 2011
How Much Would a Heavier Helium Atom Affect the Pitch of ...
Cyko_01: does it make your voice go higher or lower when inhaled?
Menkhaf: I guess it was a joke, but it should be rather simple to determine: if the gas if lighter than the atmosphere you're breathing, your voice will be lighter if you inhale this.
sploxx: To be more specific, the molecular weight of normal He to He with one muon attached is roughly 4.1/4.0. The change in pitch relative to breathing He should be the square root of that ratio, which is a change of about 1.2%. For someone wi...
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If inhaled, how much would a helium atom altered to have a heavier muon substituted in place of an electron to resemble hydrogen affect the pitch of your voice?
