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Helium (He)

Atomic number: 2 · Category: noble gas · Group 18 · Period 1 · Phase: Gas

Helium is a chemical element with symbol He and atomic number 2. It is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, non-toxic, inert, monatomic gas that heads the noble gas group in the periodic table. Its boiling and melting points are the lowest among all the elements.

Atomic mass: 4.0026022
Density: 0.1786
Melting point: 0.95 K
Boiling point: 4.222 K
Appearance: colorless gas, exhibiting a red-orange glow when placed in a high-voltage electric field
Source: Wikipedia
Block: s
CPK color:#d9ffff

Electronic structure

Electron configuration: 1s2
Configuration (semantic): 1s2
Shells: 2
Electron affinity: -48
Ionization energies: 2372.3, 5250.5

Periodic position

Group: 18
Period: 1
xpos: 18
ypos: 1

Spectral/Bohr images

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Vial of glowing ultrapure helium. Original size in cm: 1 x 5
3D Model