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The observed proportions and distribution of hydrogen and helium are consistent with what would be expected if the Big Bang model were accurate. The Big Bang model describes how, from the cooling universe, the simplest atoms would have condensed from the hot broth of fundamental particles most easily: a proton and an electron, forming hydrogen. Far fewer particles would have combined to form helium, requiring two protons and one or two neutrons. The likelihood of spontaneous condensation of elements then decreases rapidly with the complexity of the element, so very few heavier elements could have formed that way. Initially, almost all of the visible matter in the universe consisted of hydrogen and helium, according to the Big Bang model. Heavier elements would have been formed through nucleosynthesis in the cores of stars and supernovae. When we look at the proportions and distribution of the elements, especially hydrogen and helium, this is indeed what we find.

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