helium

chemical element with symbol He and atomic number 2; rare gas; noble gas
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helium

Summary

helium is a chemical element[1]. helium draws 4,051 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #15 of 144).[2]

Key Facts

  • helium is credited with the discovery of Pierre Janssen[3].
  • helium is credited with the discovery of Norman Lockyer[4].
  • helium is credited with the discovery of William Ramsay[5].
  • helium's instance of is recorded as chemical element[6].
  • helium's instance of is recorded as atmophile element[7].
  • Helios is named after helium[8].
  • helium's canonical SMILES is recorded as [He][9].
  • helium's element symbol is recorded as He[10].
  • helium's chemical formula is recorded as He[11].
  • helium is a type of nonmetal[12].
  • helium is a type of noble gases[13].
  • helium is a type of s-block[14].
  • helium is part of period 1[15].
  • helium is part of noble gases[16].
  • helium is used for lifting gas[17].
  • helium is used for coolant[18].
  • helium is used for component[19].
  • helium is used for food additive[20].
  • helium's Commons category is recorded as Helium[21].
  • helium's crystal system is recorded as hexagonal crystal system[22].
  • helium's time of discovery or invention is recorded as August 18, 1868[23].
  • helium's IPA transcription is recorded as ˈhiːliəm[24].
  • helium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Helium[25].
  • helium's Commons gallery is recorded as Helium[26].
  • helium's atomic number is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element[6] and atmophile element[7]. Recorded subclass of include nonmetal[12], noble gases[13], and s-block[14].

Origins

Helios is named after helium[8].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include lifting gas[17], coolant[18], component[19], and food additive[20]. Part of include period 1[15], a period[28] and noble gases[16], a group[29].

Why It Matters

helium draws 4,051 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #15 of 144).[2] helium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] helium is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Q24395319. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Atomic weights of the elements 2009 (IUPAC Technical Report). wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Atomic weights of the elements 2009 (IUPAC Technical Report). wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · R1F4T · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14936 → {'unit': 'Q192274', 'amount': '+120'}
    Sitelink count → 208
    Wikipedia languages → ['abstract', 'af', 'am', 'an', 'anp', 'ar', 'ary', 'arz', 'as', 'ast', 'awa', 'a
    P14937 → {'unit': 'Q192274', 'amount': '+28'}
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14936]]: 120 picometre, Add sourced atomic radius"
  2. 15d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Crystal system → hexagonal crystal system
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P556]]: [[Q663314]], add crystal system from en:Template:Infobox element"
  3. 15d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxidation state → {'amount': '+0'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1121]]: 0, add oxidation state from en:Template:Infobox element/symbol-to-oxidation-state"
  4. 15d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ipa transcription → ˈhiːliəm
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P898]]: ˈhiːliəm, add IPA transcription (from en:Template:Infobox element/symbol-to-pronunciation)"
  5. 15d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-hel
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  6. 16d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ionization energy → {'unit': 'Q83327', 'amount': '+24.587389011'}, {'unit': 'Q83327', 'amount': '+54.4177655282'}
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-add:1||2 */ [[Property:P2260]], import ionization energy from NIST Atomic Spectra Database"
  7. 29d ago · Baum64 · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → colorlessness, tastelessness, odorlessness +1
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1552]]: [[Q201048]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270882|batch #270882]]"
  8. 5w ago · Mahirtwofivesix · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Babelnet id → 00006849n
    Interlingual index id → i113944
    Specific heat capacity → {'unit': 'Q3085309', 'amount': '+5193.0'}
    Arabic ontology lexical concept id → 151078473
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||5 */ added/modified IDs mapped to WordNet 3.1"
  9. 7w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Thermal conductivity → {'unit': 'Q1463969', 'amount': '+0.1513'}
    Cod id → 9011639
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9824]]: 9011639, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269026|batch #269026]]"
  10. 8w ago · Piotr Osada · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of poland mms id → 9810681063105606
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7293]]: 9810681063105606"
  11. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → WqcZ3
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  12. 16w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → helium
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: helium, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289936893|helium (#289936893)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'mat"
  13. 20w ago · Ponor · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → Pierre Janssen, Norman Lockyer, William Ramsay
    Subclass of → nonmetal, noble gases, s-block
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Elements, WikiProject Astronomy, WikiProject Materials +4
    Wikidata description → chemical element with symbol He and atomic number 2; rare gas; noble gas
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31836|batch #31836]]: Hrvatska enciklopedija"
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