Part 2 - The First Atoms

There are 4 basic forces that govern the behaviour of these particles - strong nuclear force, electromagnetic force, weak nuclear force and gravity. These 4 laws are actually part of one primary law, but at various situations we see different aspects of that one law. It is our perception that sees these 4 laws instead of that one primary law in action.

And so, this law states that all sub atomic particles must organise themselves in the most complex arrangement possible, given the limits of their environment. What we see as the basic laws of physics are the particles going about the business of carrying out that requirement.

With the universe expanding and cooling enough, it allowed the protons and neutrons to join together to form the nuclei of all atoms. So the environment determines what can take place. In other words, the environment allows it.

Now, the universe of course kept on expanding and cooling, allowing the sub atomic particles to relate to each other. And through electromagnetic force, we get the first atoms; hydrogen and helium. Single protons captured one electron each to make hydrogen and proton/neutron pairs captured two electrons to make helium. Because there were more single protons than proton/neutron pairs, there was a lot more hydrogen than helium.

And so, the universe that started out as energy got filled up with atoms of hydrogen and helium.