Can helium be made artificially

Helium – the colorless, odorless and tasteless inert gas – is the second most abundant gas in the universe after hydrogen gas. However, the type of helium gas used in applications, such as gas chromatography, is extracted from natural gas – a problem of diminishing resources which is leading to the scarcity of helium gas.

Helium gas is plentiful in space – it is a by-product of fusion reactions occurring inside stars.

However, the helium gas we can find on earth, which is then stored in helium gas tanks for usage in many critical applications, is limited.

Where do you get helium for balloons

This type of helium gas, referred to as helum-4, is produced naturally underground through the radioactive decomposition and decay of certain elements such as uranium and thorium. The result of this reaction are alpha-particles containing two neutrons and protons.

These small fragments then collect electrons from their surroundings and form helium, which later makes its way up through the crust of the earth and all the way up to space.

Luckily for us, some of helium-4 gets entrapped and mixes wi

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