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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.
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Is helium gas a compound?
No, it is an element.
What element named after the 8th planet from the sun?
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.
What element is not found in caffeine carbon helium nitrogen or oxygen?
helium
What is the lightest weight element that is not a gas?
The lightest element would be helium
Why is helium's symbol He and not H?
The symbol (He) comes from the first two letters of the word Helium
What element was named after the sun?
helium
Which element was named after the sun?
Helium. (Helios = the sun)
Why helium called mythology?
Helium is a element named after the Greek sun god, Helios.
Which gas was named after the Greek word for Sun?
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.
Periodic element that means burn?
Helium was named after the sun Helios.
What is the second most abundant element in the sun?
helium. incidentally helium is named for helios, as the sun was the first place we found it.
What is the element name for He?
Helium Helium
Is helium a compound or an element?
Helium is an element.
What element is named after greek word for sun?
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.
Is helium a compound a mixture or an element?
It is a element
Is helium an element mixture or compound?
Helium is an element. It is a noble gas. It is in the 18th period.
What is the element for helium?
The element symbol for helium is He
