Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Up, up and away: USU chemists say 'yes,' helium can form compounds

02/15/2017 10:01 AM EST

image depicting structure formed by helium and sodium

Performing chemical bonding analysis of the Na2He compound, chemists note previously undetected features and predict that, by adding oxygen, a similar compound can be created.


Full story at http://www.usu.edu/today/index.cfm?id=56480

Source
Utah State University


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