Name : Helium
Symbol : He
Atomic Number : 2
Atomic Weight : 4.002602
Specific Heat : 5.193 J/gK
Melting Point : -272.2°C @ 26 atmos.
Vaporization : 0.0845 kJ/mol
Boiling Point : -268.934°C
Electronegativity : 0
Density@293 K : 0.0001787 g/cm³
Discovered : Sir William Ramsey, Nils Langet, P.T.Cleve, Scotland/Sweden, 1895
Description : Light, odorless, colorless, tasteless inert gas. Second most abundant element in the universe. Sixth most abundant in the earth\'s atmosphere.
Uses : Used in balloons, deep sea diving & welding. Also used in very low temperature research.