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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2010 iii Paper 53 2 i g Solution by
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A faster expansion at fixed temperature makes the weak reaction rate fall below sooner, at higher temperature, leaving a larger neutron-to-proton ratio. It also shortens the time before the deuterium bottleneck ends, reducing neutron decay. The helium-4 abundance increases, assuming nuclear rates and the temperature history of the particle bath are otherwise unmodified.
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