Helium is a chemical element with the symbol He and atomic number 2. It is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, non-toxic, inert, monatomic gas and the first in the noble gas group in the periodic table. Its boiling and melting point are the lowest among all the elements.
Because of its extremely low temperature Liquid helium is used in MRIs and NMR to maintain the superconducting properties of magnets in applications.
Helium is lighter than Air and nonflammable inert gas and is used to blowing both balloons and airships. It is also used in metal arc and laser welding. It serves as a carrier gas for gas chromatography (GC) in analytical laboratories and as a leak detection gas in a wide range of industries.
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Properties of Helium
| Helium (He) | Physical Properties |
| Melting Point | 0.95 K (or -272.2oC) |
| Boiling Point | 4.222 K (or -268.928oC) |
| Density | 0.1786 g/L at STP; 0.145 g.cm-3 at its melting point |
| Critical Temperature and Pressure | 5.195 K; 0.227 MPa |
| Triple Point | 2.177 K; 5.043 kPa |
| Appearance (at STP) | Colourless gas |
