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Part 3. Survey of Period 1: hydrogen H to helium He. Period 1, the shortest period of the periodic table, only consists of two elements, hydrogen and helium. Although the properties of helium match those of the other Noble Gases, hydrogen does not really fit into any group. A brief summary of their properties is given below.
When the protostar starts fusing hydrogen, it enters the main sequence phase of its life. Stars on the main sequence are those that are fusing hydrogen into helium in their cores. The radiation and heat from this reaction keep the force of gravity from collapsing the star during this phase of the star's life. This is also the longest phase of a star's life. Our sun will spend about 10 billion years on the main sequence.