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Comment by kergonath

11 hours ago

He2+ is not a helium ion, which is very reactive. It’s not a helium atom, which is inert.

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JumpCrisscross  5 hours ago

Is He1+ an ion while 2+ is not because no known chemical reactions produce the latter? (Is that true?)

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