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From Arsenic to Zirconium
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From Arsenic to Zirconium

by Peter Davern
April 2020
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
296 pages
5h 20m
English
No Starch Press
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HELIUM, He

BALLOON BOY

This super-cool element’s a true Big Bang article,

THE FIRST MEMBER OF THE GROUP 18 NOBLE GASES

Helium was one of the three fundamental elements formed during the Big Bang; the other two were hydrogen and lithium. Helium has an ultra-low boiling point of –269°C, making liquid helium an effective super coolant. This super coolant is necessary for superconductors to produce the powerful magnetic fields needed for specialist ...

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ISBN: 9781098122669