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Helium ( He )

  • Atomic number: 2
  • Appearance: colorless gas
  • Standard atomic weight: 4.002602
  • Group: group 18 (noble gases)
  • Period: 1
  • Electron configuration: 1s2
  • Element category: noble gas
  • Melting point: 0.95 K
  • Boiling point: 4.222 K
  • Sublimation point:
  • Standard Temperature ( 273.15 ) and Pressure ( 1 bar = 105 Pa )
  • Phase at STP: gas
  • Density at STP:
  • Heat of fusion: 0.0138 kJ/mol
  • Heat of vaporization: 0.0829 kJ/mol
  • Molar heat capacity: 20.78 kJ/(mol·K)
  • Oxidation states: 0
  • Electronegativity: Pauling scale: no data
  • Covalent radius: 28 pm (1×10−12 m)
  • Van der Waals radius: 140 pm (1×10−12 m)
  • Crystal structure: hexagonal close-packed
  • Speed of sound: 972 m/s (gas, 27 °C)
  • Thermal expansion:
  • Thermal conductivity: 0.1513 W/(m·K)

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