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+ | '''Helium''' is a component of the solar wind, and hence is one of the volatiles found (in parts per million level) in Lunar regolith. It is a Noble gas in group 18 and is the second element in the Periodic Table of the Elements. This element has two stable isotopes: 3 and 4. | ||
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+ | Helium 3 is a rare isotope of the element Helium, consisting of a nucleus with two protons and one neutron. | ||
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+ | It has been proposed that <sup>3</sup>He might be a possible fuel for a [[Nuclear Fusion]] reactor to produce energy using the thermo-nuclear reaction (Deuterium-Helium-3): | ||
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+ | <sup>2</sup>H + <sup>3</sup>He --> <sup>4</sup>He + <sup>1</sup>H<sup>+</sup> | ||
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+ | This reaction has the advantage over the more-commonly proposed Deuterium-Tritium fusion reaction...([[Helium|read more]]) | ||
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Revision as of 04:39, 20 June 2019
Featured article: Helium
Helium is a component of the solar wind, and hence is one of the volatiles found (in parts per million level) in Lunar regolith. It is a Noble gas in group 18 and is the second element in the Periodic Table of the Elements. This element has two stable isotopes: 3 and 4.
Helium 3 is a rare isotope of the element Helium, consisting of a nucleus with two protons and one neutron.
It has been proposed that 3He might be a possible fuel for a Nuclear Fusion reactor to produce energy using the thermo-nuclear reaction (Deuterium-Helium-3):
2H + 3He --> 4He + 1H+
This reaction has the advantage over the more-commonly proposed Deuterium-Tritium fusion reaction...(read more)