Helion
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- For the medieval knight, see Hélion de Villeneuve.
The helion is the nucleus of the helium-3 atom, one of the two stable isotopes of helium. The helion consists of two protons and one neutron. The nucleus of the helium-4 atom is called an alpha particle.
According to CODATA, the mass of a helion particle is 5.006 412 14(86) × 10-27 kg.
Helion is the name of a character in The Golden Age (John C. Wright novel). In the novel, Helion is the "father" of the main character. He is one of the richest people in the known human realm and just before the novel open he had been granted status as a Peer. As one of the most powerful people in the human civilization Helion works towards slowing change and the forward progress of human society for both selfish and altruistic reasons.
[edit] External links
 |
This chemistry article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
