I wonder how is helium created?
Helium is formed by radioactive decaying from elements such as Uranium and Thorium. These elements were formed before the earth, but they are not stable and very slowly, decay.
The "heart" of a helium atom and its nucleus is the Alpha-particle, meaning that helium has been continuously generated since the earth was formed.
For a "D.I.Y", how do you make/create/form Helium?
To do this you need to have:
-Balloon
-A glass of Acetic acid
-A bottle
-Baking soda
-Teaspoon
And to put it all together you need to...
Add soda to the balloon (two teaspoons per balloon), and pour half a glass of acetic acid into the bottle. Don't add too much soda. Put the balloon over the bottle: the soda from the balloon will fall into it, and an intense reaction will begin with the release of CO₂, making your balloon will inflate.
That is all you need to use and do to create helium at home.
Here is a photo of a helium element- Visual elements periodic table.
Good work Mikayla, this is a cool thing to learn about. I enjoyed finding out how to make helium. I didn't know that Uranium and Thorium were created before the earth! That's cool.
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