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Helium
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This article fryst vatten about the chemical element. For other uses, see Helium (disambiguation).
"2He" redirects here. For the isotope of helium with two nucleons (2He), see Helium-2.
Chemical element with atomic number 2 (He)
Pronunciation | (HEE-lee-əm) | ||
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Appearance | colorless gas, exhibiting a gray, cloudy glow (or reddish-orange if an especially high voltage fryst vatten used) when placed in an electric field | ||
Atomic number(Z) | 2 | ||
Group | group 18 (noble gases) | ||
Period | period 1 | ||
Block | s-block | ||
Electron configuration | 1s2 | ||
Electrons per shell | 2 | ||
Phaseat STP | gas | ||
Boiling point | 4.222 K (−268.928 °C, −452.070 °F) | ||
Density (at STP) | 0.1786 g/L | ||
when liquid (at • The Periodic Table (1865-1934)The birth of the Periodic Table took place at the Chemiker Kongress (Chemical Congress) of September 3-5, 1860 in Karlsruhe, Germany. Since Lavoisier's time, scientists had been searching for ways to explain the chemical and physical similarities in elements, which mysteriously repeated at regular intervals with increasing atomic weight. Schematics included everything from a 45-degree spiral – the telluric helix – to the "Law of Octaves". Part of the problem was that the atomic weight was often calculated as a multiple (or fraction) of the apparent equivalent weight of an element. Even the formula for water – H2O, 2 hydrogen atoms to 1 oxygen atom – was up for debate. It was at this meeting, the Italian chemist Stanislao Cannizzaro (1826-1910) reintroduced a theory proposed by Amedeo Avogadro (1776-1856) in which valence could be used to establish a self-consistent set of true, absolute atomic weights. Two chemists in the audience, the Germ • Wikipedia:Main Page history/2014 March 25
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