Helium -3

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Helium -3 (He3) is a mineral that is created by the sun and found on some planets in small amounts.The life of Helium starts off at the sun, from here it passes through space, and then cosmic rays hit it and turn Helium into what we knwo as Helium-3. Our Magnetic Field and our Atmosphere repel Helium-3 and it goes to the Moon. The reason we need Helium-3 is because we can't make our Fusion reactors keep up with the required power to create fusion power, Helium-3 is not a vast mineral on the Moon, helium-3 is in many places but Helium-4 covers a lot more ground than -3, so finding -3 and leaving -4 will be harder than people think. Because the concentration of helium-3 is extremely low, it would be necessary to process large amounts of rock and soil to isolate the material. The chances of other planets having He3 on are very large. Helium-3 contains two protons and one neutron. Helium-3 does NOT last long, it gets turned into ultra stable helium-4.


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Misconception

There is a common misconception of Helium-3 only being on the moon: Helium-3 is on Earth, it is a common misconception that it is only at the Moon. A long time ago before Earth had such a good atmosphere we were constantly bombarded by Helium-3 from the sun. this raises the question, Why don't we just mine our own ? simple answer, our own -3 is located deep within the magma of our planets mantle. Helium-3 and Helium-4 that we find on the Moon are created in the sun. The ratios are for every 10,000 He4 particles on the Moon there is 1 He3 particle created. So the chances of finding -3 mines on the Moon are around 10,000 - 1.

Part of the reaction is revolved around the He3, it is missing one neutron to make it He4, as soon as He3 released that deuterium is in the area it will reach out and grab the deuterium's neutron. This creates a massive reaction and that is what is desired by sciences for Fusion reaction.


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