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Calculation time! (Sorry). </noinclude>Helium-2 has a {{w|half-life}} of {{w|Isotopes_of_helium#List_of_isotopes|roughly 10<sup>-9</sup> seconds, or one nanosecond}}, and a mean life of [https://www.omnicalculator.com/chemistry/half-life roughly 1.44 nanoseconds.] For context, light travels at [https://www.google.com/search?q=1+speed+of+light+to+cm%2Fnanosecond roughly 30 cm per nanosecond.] This means that on a human scale the energy is released all at once, and we only have to calculate total energy released, and not worry about time taken. | Calculation time! (Sorry). </noinclude>Helium-2 has a {{w|half-life}} of {{w|Isotopes_of_helium#List_of_isotopes|roughly 10<sup>-9</sup> seconds, or one nanosecond}}, and a mean life of [https://www.omnicalculator.com/chemistry/half-life roughly 1.44 nanoseconds.] For context, light travels at [https://www.google.com/search?q=1+speed+of+light+to+cm%2Fnanosecond roughly 30 cm per nanosecond.] This means that on a human scale the energy is released all at once, and we only have to calculate total energy released, and not worry about time taken. | ||
β | Helium-2 decays through 99.99% {{w|proton emission}}. For simplicity's sake, we'll call that 100%. Helium-2 is formed from two hydrogen-1s, and 1.25 megaelectron-volts, or as | + | Helium-2 decays through 99.99% {{w|proton emission}}. For simplicity's sake, we'll call that 100%. Helium-2 is formed from two hydrogen-1s, and 1.25 megaelectron-volts, or as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isotopes_of_helium#Helium-2_(diproton) an equation,] [[2614: 2|<table style="display: inline-table; line-height: 0.6em; vertical-align: middle; font-size:7pt; text-size-adjust: none;"><tr><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>1</td></tr></table>]]H + [[2614: 2|<table style="display: inline-table; line-height: 0.6em; vertical-align: middle; font-size:7pt; text-size-adjust: none;"><tr><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>1</td></tr></table>]]H + 1.25 {{w|MeV}} = [[2614: 2|<table style="display: inline-table; line-height: 0.6em; vertical-align: middle; font-size:7pt; text-size-adjust: none;"><tr><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>2</td></tr></table>]]He. It therefore follows that decay from a helium-2 atom to two hydrogen-1 atoms would release 1.25 MeV,{{cn}} per the {{w|conservation law}}s of energy and mass. |
A moderately-sized balloon [https://www.balloonartonline.com/balloons-sizes-and-types-2/ might have a diameter of 12 inches.] Some calculations give this a volume of roughly 14.83 liters (assuming a spherical balloon.) If the balloon is at 1 atmosphere of pressure at 25 degrees Celsius, then [https://www.omnicalculator.com/chemistry/molar-mass-of-gas there would be 0.6058 mol] in the balloon, mean that there is 0.6058 * 6.022Γ10<sup>23</sup> atoms, or [https://www.convertunits.com/from/mol/to/atoms 364,800,000,000,000,000,000,000 atoms.] | A moderately-sized balloon [https://www.balloonartonline.com/balloons-sizes-and-types-2/ might have a diameter of 12 inches.] Some calculations give this a volume of roughly 14.83 liters (assuming a spherical balloon.) If the balloon is at 1 atmosphere of pressure at 25 degrees Celsius, then [https://www.omnicalculator.com/chemistry/molar-mass-of-gas there would be 0.6058 mol] in the balloon, mean that there is 0.6058 * 6.022Γ10<sup>23</sup> atoms, or [https://www.convertunits.com/from/mol/to/atoms 364,800,000,000,000,000,000,000 atoms.] |