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Helium can be formed, however only extraction is economically viable enough to be commercially used worldwide.

Natural Extraction (Extraction)

For large-scale use, helium is extracted by fractional distillation from natural gas and then purified. Many natural gas reserves naturally contains up to 7% helium within them. The present helium in the reserves is a result of millions of years of alpha decay.

* Alpha Decay is a type of radioactive decay in which an atomic nucleus emits an alpha particle (two protons and two neutrons bound together into a particle identical to a helium nucleus), the helium nucleus would have no electrons initially but could easily collide with and interact with other molecules, picking up 2 more electrons, effectively becoming helium. Most of the helium produced on Earth (approximately 99% of it) comes from the alpha decay of underground deposits of minerals containing uranium or thorium. The helium is brought to the surface as a by-product of natural gas production. Human Production (Formation)

Helium can be synthesized by bombardment of lithium or boron with high-velocity protons, breaking off protons from the elements in an attempt to create helium, but this is not an economically viable method of production.

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