In reply to Eric Walker's message of Tue, 9 Jun 2015 20:33:56 -0700: Hi, [snip] >On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 2:54 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >Of course, if the Li is acting as a nuclear "ferry boat" transferring >> neutrons >> from one isotope to another, then it would last much longer. >> > >I like this take on things; I wonder whether there is anything special >about lithium apart from the fact that it can serve as a mechanism for >transferring neutrons and is not very heavy. > >Eric
Maybe the fact that it only has three electrons, all of which are readily replaced by Hydrinohydride ions, resulting in a very small molecular entity that can get close to other nuclei? Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
