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In the universe, certainly. Look at this [1] and you'll find that helium is an exceedingly small percentage of the Earth. Helium has an amazing ability escape
by cdumler 10y ago
In the universe, certainly. Look at this [1] and you'll find that helium is an exceedingly small percentage of the Earth. Helium has an amazing ability escape containers over time due to it's almost completely non-reactive state. Once airborne, it readily escapes to space. We get it primarily because of the decay of radioactives [2] that get caught in pockets. It's not a renewable resource. Worse, it's not a recyclable/reclaimable once lost. It's a big deal and we should be conserving it heavily.
1 - http://periodictable.com/Properties/A/CrustAbundance.an.html http://periodictable.com/Properties/A/CrustAbundance.an.html
2 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helium https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helium