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He


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He, 2
helium (English)
hélium, m. (French)
Helium, n. (German)
gelij (Russian)
helio (Spanish)
helium (Swedish)


Symbol, numberHe, 2 (noble gas), Group: 18; 8A
Weight4.002602
In Nature
Discovered1895, by William Ramsay, William Crookes, P.T. Cleve and N.A. Langlet (England, Sweden)
Density  [kg/m3]124.8 [4.2 K] (liquid)   0.1785 [273 K] (gas)   
Molar volume32.07 [4 K] cm3
Melting Temperature0.95 K   (-272.05 °C)   Enthalpy: 4.216 kJ/mol
Boiling Temperature4.216 K   (-268.784 °C)   Enthalpy: 0.082 kJ/mol
ThermalConductivity: 0.152 [300 K] (gas) W/Km     
Configuration1s2 2s1
Ionisation [kJ/mol]
  M-->  M+--> M2+--> M3+--> M4+--> M5+--> M6+--> M7+--> M8+--> M9+-->M10+
Thermodynamics
State Df Df CpH 298.15-H°0
[kJ/mol] [J/Kmol] [kJ/mol]
Isotopes
Mass In nature Half-life Spin m/mN NMM Decay
3He 3.01602931 0.000137% stable 1/2 -2.127624
4He 4.00260324 99.999863% stable 0
6He 6.018886 0.807 s 3/2 β- to 6Li
8He 8.03392 0.119 s 3/2 β- to 8Li; β-+n to 7Li