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Interesting question. Helium has an exceptionally low heat capacity (no vibrational or rotational modes), but theoretically it would be possible if the helium were cold enough and there were enough of it. If you're asking if room temperature helium has some magical lung-freezing power... no, it does not.
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What element is used to freeze things?
Oxygen (I) Hydrogen and Helium are elements that are used to freeze things. Liquid helium is used to get things extremely cold.
What happens to the liquid as the temperature drops?
Every liquid, with the single exception of liquid helium, will eventually freeze if it gets cold enough. Helium, however, does not freeze.
Can you freeze chorizo?
Yes. Given the correct equipment you can freeze anything, with the possible exception of Helium
Why is sucking on helium dangerous?
It is possible that you may pass out or faint after a while of inhaling the helium because the helium intake reduces your oxygen level by a ton. Helium displaces and replaces Oxygen in the lungs. So even while you are still breathing, the O2 in your lungs drops. That means your blood circulating O2 drops as well. You get less oxygen to your brain, heart, lungs, and kidneys--the vital organs. Though safe when a physician or dentist administers helium, it CAN kill when used improperly, huffed, sucked, or misused. The biggest problem is by the time you pass out, your brain will keep telling the lungs to take air, but the helium still in your lungs will continue to block the O2 from reaching your brain. You can die.
What does not freeze at -80 F?
Helium, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, and a host of other gases...
How was the supercooling refrigerator originally used in space?
i think that it was used to freeze helium
If you breath in enough freezing air will your lungs freeze?
yes
Is there such thing as solid helium?
Yes, but it is very difficult to achieve. At normal pressures, helium is a liquid even down to absolute zero. However, it is possible to freeze helium under high pressure.
Can helium make people float?
No, helium is toxic to your lungs and can kill you if you breathe it long enough, or you could have severe lung damage done to you.
Are there any elements that can not freeze?
Hydrogen and helium cannot be solidified at normal pressures, however they will 'freeze' at temperatures near absolute zero under high pressures.
Why does helium make your voice higher?
Since helium is seven times lighter than air, when your lungs are full of helium and you begin to speak, the compression waves of the sound of your voice move faster through the helium until they are expelled from your lungs. At that point, the waves are quickly slowed. However, the ear detects more closely bunched sound waves as a higher pitch, such as those moving moving more rapidly through the helium.
Is too much helium bad?
Original answer: "voice go up high..... i think that is it..."People should not answer questions if they are too ignorant or bigoted to do so properly.Inhaling Helium is always a risk. When helium is inhaled, it takes up space in the lungs that air (nitrogen, oxygen, et cetera) should occupy. This will lead to suffocation if the helium is not quickly pumped from the lungs by breathing air for several minutes. Too much helium is bad for you, because not all air is removed from the lungs in one breath. Therefore, repeatedly breathing helium will make you short of breath, effectly suffocating you over time. This does not always result in death.
