
Ep 175: Science News 1: Population III - The First Generation of Stars in the Universe Observed?
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The Nebula H E Two Line
helium is the least reactive substance in the universe truly to be reactive you need to gain or lose electrons but helium has two electrons and that's it. Helium does not make compounds because it doesn't react and it does not react because it does not lose or gain electrons so that's chemistry okay, physics says we'll take those electrons off you if we can all we need to do is to heat you up enough Increase your temperature cause you the helium atom to move around so much to shake those electrons away so shake it enough raise the temperature high enough and and will you get hell h e twoHell is the shaking of helium so much at such a high temperature that you lose these two electrons so
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