Q: The threshold for H-H fusion is roughly 10^7 K. What is the threshold for He-He fusion? H has an atomic number of Z = 1, He has an atomic number Z = 2, and Be has an atomic number of Z = 4. Using the scaling relationship based on quantum tunneling, the threshold for for Be-He fusion will be higher than that of H-H by a factor 4^2 * 2^2 64 ----------- = ----- 1^2 * 1^2 1 So, the threshold for Be-He fusion will be of order 64 * 10^(7) K = 6.4 x 10^(8) K