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| From | moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) |
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| Newsgroups | sci.physics |
| Subject | Re: Lithium is rare because oxygen is common |
| Date | 2018-06-04 01:39 +0000 |
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Alan Folmsbee <omnilobe@gmail.com> writes: <snip> No, lithium is rare because hydrogen is common. Lithium fuses (with hydrogen) in stars before hydrogen itself fuses with hydrogen. Li-6 will fuse with H to produce Li-7 (after an electron capture). Then, Li-7 + H --> Be-8 --> 2 He-4 nuclei (2 alphas). So both stable isotopes Li-6 amd Li-7 are rapidly destroyed in stars.
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Lithium is rare because oxygen is common Alan Folmsbee <omnilobe@gmail.com> - 2018-06-03 16:43 -0700
Re: Lithium is rare because oxygen is common moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2018-06-04 01:39 +0000
Re: Lithium is rare because oxygen is common poraty149@gmail.com - 2018-06-03 22:51 -0700
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