ᱦᱤᱞᱤᱭᱟᱢ,  2He
ᱦᱤᱞᱤᱭᱟᱢ
Pronunciation /ˈhliəm/ (HEE-lee-əm)
Appearancecolorless gas, exhibiting a gray, cloudy glow (or reddish-orange if an especially high voltage is used) when placed in an electric field
Standard atomic weight Ar, std(He)4.002602(2)[]
ᱦᱤᱞᱤᱭᱟᱢ in the periodic table
Hydrogen Helium
Lithium Beryllium Boron Carbon Nitrogen Oxygen Fluorine Neon
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He

Ne
hydrogenᱦᱤᱞᱤᱭᱟᱢlithium
Atomic number (Z)2
Groupgroup n/a
Period[[Period {{{period}}} element|period {{{period}}}]]
Block[[{{{block}}}-block]]
Element category  Noble gas
Electron configuration1s2
Electrons per shell
2
Physical properties
Phase at STPgas
Boiling point4.222 K ​(−268.928 °C, ​−452.070 °F)
Density (at STP)0.1786 g/L
when liquid (at b.p.)0.125 g/cm3
Triple point2.177 K, ​5.043 kPa
Critical point5.1953 K, 0.22746 MPa
Heat of fusion0.0138 kJ/mol
Heat of 0.0829 kJ/mol
Molar heat capacity20.78 J/(mol·K)[]
 pressure (defined by ITS-90)
P (Pa) 1 10 100 1 k 10 k 100 k
at T (K)     1.23 1.67 2.48 4.21
Atomic properties
Oxidation states0
ElectronegativityPauling scale: no data
energies
  • 1st: 2372.3 kJ/mol
  • 2nd: 5250.5 kJ/mol
Covalent radius28 pm
Van der Waals radius140 pm
Color lines in a spectral range
Spectral lines of ᱦᱤᱞᱤᱭᱟᱢ
Other properties
Natural occurrenceprimordial
Crystal structurehexagonal close-packed (hcp)
Hexagonal close-packed crystal structure for ᱦᱤᱞᱤᱭᱟᱢ
Speed of sound972 m/s
Thermal conductivity0.1513 W/(m·K)
Magnetic orderingdiamagnetic[]
Magnetic susceptibility−1.88×10−6 cm3/mol (298 K)[]
CAS Number7440-59-7
History
Namingafter Helios, Greek god of the Sun
DiscoveryNorman Lockyer (1868)
First isolationWilliam Ramsay, Per Teodor Cleve, Abraham Langlet (1895)
Iso­tope Abun­dance Half-life (t1/2) Decay mode Pro­duct
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H ←

i'box H

iso
2
He E
→ Li

i'box Li

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References

  1. Meija, Juris; Coplen, Tyler B.; Berglund, Michael; Brand, Willi A.; De Bièvre, Paul; Gröning, Manfred; Holden, Norman E.; Irrgeher, Johanna; Loss, Robert D.; Walczyk, Thomas; Prohaska, Thomas (2016). "Atomic weights of the elements 2013 (IUPAC Technical Report)". Pure and Applied Chemistry. 88 (3): 265–91. doi:10.1515/pac-2015-0305. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |displayauthors= ignored (help)
  2. Shuen-Chen Hwang, Robert D. Lein, Daniel A. Morgan (2005). "Noble Gases". Kirk Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology. Wiley. pp. 343–383. doi:10.1002/0471238961.0701190508230114.a01.
  3. Magnetic susceptibility of the elements and inorganic compounds, in Handbook of Chemistry and Physics 81st edition, CRC press.
  4. Weast, Robert (1984). CRC, Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. Boca Raton, Florida: Chemical Rubber Company Publishing. pp. E110. ISBN 0-8493-0464-4.

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