Hydrogen exchange between the living and non-living world
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The hydrogen cycle consists of hydrogen exchanges between biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living) sources and sinks of hydrogen-containing compounds.
Hydrogen (H) is the most abundant element in the universe.[1] On Earth, common H-containing inorganic molecules include water (H2O), hydrogen gas (H2), hydrogen sulfide (H2S), and ammonia (NH3). Many organic compounds also contain H atoms, such as hydrocarbons and organic matter. Given the ubiquity of hydrogen atoms in inorganic and organic chemical compounds, the hydrogen cycle is focused on molecular hydrogen, H2.
As a consequence of microbial metabolisms or naturally occurring rock-water interactions, hydrogen gas can be created. Other bacteria may then consume free H2, which may also be oxidised photochemically in the atmosphere or lost to space. Hydrogen is also thought to be an important reactant in pre-biotic chemistry and the early evolution of life on Earth, and potentially elsewhere in the Solar System.[2]
^Cameron AG (1973). "Abundances of the elements in the solar system". Space Science Reviews. 15 (1): 121. Bibcode:1973SSRv...15..121C. doi:10.1007/BF00172440. ISSN 0038-6308. S2CID 120201972.
^Colman DR, Poudel S, Stamps BW, Boyd ES, Spear JR (July 2017). "The deep, hot biosphere: Twenty-five years of retrospection". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 114 (27): 6895–6903. doi:10.1073/pnas.1701266114. PMC 5502609. PMID 28674200.
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