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Periodic Table - Elements - Helium

Symbol He
Atomic Number 2
Relative Atomic Mass
12C = 12.0000
4.002602
Atomic Radius
pm
128
First Ionisation Energy
kJ mol-1
2372.3
Electronegativity 5.50
Density
kg m-3
124.8 [b.p.]
0.1785 [273 K]
Molar Volume
cm3
32.07 [4K]
Thermal Conductivity
W m-1 K-1
0.152 [300 K]
Melting Point
K
0.95 (under pressure)
Boiling Point
K
4.216
Number of Isotopes 5
Ground State Electron
Configuration
1s2 = [He]
Term Symbol 1S0
Discovery Observed by N. Lockyer and E. Frankland in the sun's spectrum during the eclipse of 1868. Isolated by Sir W. Ramsey (London, England) in 1895 and also by P.T. Cleve and N.A. Langlet (Uppsala, Sweden)
Name Derived From Greek helios meaning 'sun'
Name in Other
Languages
 Croatian Helij
 Danish helium
 Dutch helium
 Finnish helium
 French hélium
 German Helium
 Italian elio
 Norwegian helium
 Portuguesehélio
 Spanish helio
 Swedish helium
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