The universe was hot & dense at its birth then expanded & cooled. As it cools, the forces split, particles gradually combine: quarks → protons/neutrons → H, He nuclei → neutral atoms → light escapes (CMB).
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Temperature & Helium fraction vs log(time)temperatureHe fraction