The element 'helium' is named after 'Helios' (the sun) as the element was first found in the sun. 25 years later is was then found on earth.
No, helium gas is not a compound. Helium is an element, which means it consists of only one type of atom.
Many elements have been named after scientists, almost always posthumously. Only one element was named after a scientist still alive: Seaborgium, element number 106, Symbol Sb, was officially named and accepted internationally in 1997. The element was named after Glenn T. Seaborg who discovered the actinide series of the Periodic Table, and was principle in discovering 8 elements, and two more on research teams, totalling 10 elements discovered in his lifetime. He died in 1999, 2 years after Seaborgium was officially named, although he did not discover that element.
Helium has the coldest melting point of any element, at -272.2 degrees Celsius.
Atomic number 2 corresponds to the element Helium. Helium has 2 protons in its nucleus, making it the second element on the periodic table. It is a colorless, odorless gas and is the second most abundant element in the universe.
The symbol for helium is He. The symbol for mercury is Hg.
helium
The element named after the Greek name for the sun is Helium.
Helium. (Helios = the sun)
Helium is a element named after the Greek sun god, Helios.
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.
Helium was named after the sun Helios.
helium. incidentally helium is named for helios, as the sun was the first place we found it.
Helium (He) was named from the greek word helios=sun. Helium was given that name because it was first discovered at the spectrum of the chromosphere of sun.
Helium is the inert gas named after the Greek god of the sun, Helios. It is the second lightest element on the periodic table and is commonly used in balloons, blimps, and as a cooling agent in various applications.
It is a element
The element symbol for helium is He
Helium is an element.