The period during the early Universe in which the first atomic nuclei (not full atoms) formed is called:   a. Cosmic Microwave Background.   b. Inflation.   c. Quantum Gravity Era.   d. Big Bang Nucleosynthesis.

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The period during the early Universe in which the first atomic nuclei (not full atoms) formed is called:

  a.

Cosmic Microwave Background.

  b.

Inflation.

  c.

Quantum Gravity Era.

  d.

Big Bang Nucleosynthesis.

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