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Helium, is not oxygen, and as such a large presences of helium in the body can asphyxiate and cause death.
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Is helium in your body?
Yes, but when there is too much helium in your body your voice gets high and squeaky like a chipmunk
Why is helium bad for us?
Helium isn't really bad for you. It's just that your body needs oxygen to function properly. It's okay to inhale helium once in a while; you just couldn't live off the stuff.
What are the hazards of the element helium?
The radioactive particle's radiation from Helium isotope is hazardous for it is highly energetic and mostly the gamma rays that can highly penetrate and destroy the body cells.
What element makes soft body tissues show up on x-rays?
helium
What is the element name for He?
Helium Helium
How is helium used in the body?
Helium is a gas and is not found in the body
Is helium found in the body?
Traces of helium might be found in the body under some circumstances, but as helium is an inert gas, it isn't found in any compounds in the body. Helium certainly isn't necessary for life. The presence of helium in the body may only occur when we breathe some helium and it is taken up in the blood and diffuses into tissues. Even then, the helium exists as single atoms of this noble gas, and it will diffuse out of the body given a chance to do so.
Does a human body float in helium gas?
No, human body doesn't float on helium as it is light.
Is helium in your body?
Yes, but when there is too much helium in your body your voice gets high and squeaky like a chipmunk
Why does your body need helium?
Your body does not need helium. Helium is an inert gas, and it is not found as a "building block" of any organic material, or any other materials for that matter.
Why are you running out of helium?
I'm personally not running out of helium. In fact helium is harmful to the human body in large doses. So no helium would not affect me.
Is helium good for you?
No, helium kills your brain cells and damages other parts of your body.
What are hazards for helium?
Although helium gas is not toxic but it can cause asphyxiation by blocking the body access to oxygen.
Is helium bad for your body?
Helium isn't toxic to the body but does deprive it of needed oxygen. By inhaling Helium you are actually pulling oxygen out of the body and can be potentially dangerous if oxygen isn't reintroduced. As the related link states, sucking it in from a Helium balloon won't kill you. You might just get light-headed or pass out (don't hit your head). Inhaling it from a tank or climbing into a giant Helium balloon is extremely dangerous and there are fatal cases.
Would it be possible to breathe helium instead of oxygen and would it take much alteration to the human body to make this possible?
It is not possible to survive by replacing oxygen with helium. The body cannot use helium for cellular respiration and would very quickly suffocate. The chemical processes involved in cellular respiration would not work with helium, so there is no way to adapt your body to do this.
What celestial body is helium named after?
Helios, the Greek work for our sun.
What is then sun made of?
The sun is a celestial body mainly composed of hydrogen and helium.
