The element helium was named for the Greek god of the Sun, Helios. Helium has an atomic number of two and is the second most abundant element.
Because helium was first discovered in spectral lines from the sun it was named after the Greek god of the sun Helios. Also it was known that it could defy gravity for example, balloons.
Helium
Helium
Helium. named after Helios
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Helium (He) by Pierre-Jules-César Janssen when he detected a new line wavelength in the solar spectrum. He named it helium from the Greek word "helios", which means the sun.
From the Sun. Helium was discovered on the Sun (to be precise, in its spectrum), before it was discovered on Earth.
the gas planets are named after the greek gods and goddesses like Aries
Helium is an element, featuring on the Periodic Table of the elements. Helium was first discovered in the sun spectroscopically. It get its name from the Greek word, Helios, meaning "the sun".
Helium was first discovered in the sun. Helium gets its name form the Greek word, Helios, meaning the sun
Greek χλωρος [chlōros] = a colour, pale yellowish green. Which, of course, the gas is.
Krypton is a word that means "hidden one". The word comes from the Greek tongue. This is because it was found as a boiling gas left from old parts of science.