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abouthelium

Helium is an important but finite resource that must be extracted from the ground. It plays a critical role in a number of high-tech applications.

Like gold, new large helium deposits are becoming fewer and farther between, even though we’ve only known about the element since 1868, a little over 150 years ago.

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facts about helium

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Colorless, odorless, tasteless, non-flammable, non-toxic gas with atomic symbol He
Discovered on the sun before it was found on the earth, responsible for sun yellow emission

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facts about helium

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helium scarcity

Non-renewable resource, the second most abundant element in the universe after Hydrogen but scarce on earth.
Helium is so light that the gravity force of the Earth is not strong enough to hold on to it. Helium escapes into space when helium is released into the atmosphere.
The concentration of helium in the atmosphere is very low (5 ppm or 0.0005%). The low concentration of helium in the atmosphere is an economical obstacle for the helium extraction from the atmosphere.

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helium properties

Chemically Inert gas: Helium does not easily combine with other elements or compounds.
Small size: Helium has the smallest molecular size of any gas.
Light: Helium is 7 times lighter than air and only slightly soluble in water.
Heat Transfer: helium transfer heats five times higher than air.
The lowest boiling point of any elements -268.9 C (-452.0 F).

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helium end-users industry

Healthcare
- Helium is used as supper coolant for cryogenic applications such as MRIs
Electronics and Semiconductors
- Helium is used in hard drives to increase the speed and storage capacity
- Data centers: Helium is used in high density data center like Netflix , Google, and Amazon.
- Semiconductor manufacturing: Helium used as protective gas in processing
- Helium is used as coolant in manufacturing of fiber optical cable
Aerospace and Aircraft
- Helium used as Lift gas in google Loon Project (internet balloons), airships, blimps, and balloons
- Space application: Helium used to keep instrument cool in satellite and pressurize fuel tanks in rocket
Nuclear Power
- Helium used to cool new generation of Gas-cooled Nuclear Reactors
Welding
- Helium used as a shielding gas in arc welding and plasma arc welding
Others
- Leak detection
- Breathing mixtures
- Defense application ( heat-guided missiles, thermographic camera, and Navy submarine detectors )

abouthelium

Helium is an important but finite resource that must be extracted from the ground. It plays a critical role in a number of high-tech applications.

Like gold, new large helium deposits are becoming fewer and farther between, even though we’ve only known about the element since 1868, a little over 150 years ago.

Page Title

Colorless, odorless, tasteless, non-flammable, non-toxic gas with atomic symbol He

Discovered on the sun before it was found on the earth, responsible for sun yellow emission

LEARN MORE

Non-renewable resource, the second most abundant element in the universe after Hydrogen but scarce on earth.

Helium is so light that the gravity force of the Earth is not strong enough to hold on to it. Helium escapes into space when helium is released into the atmosphere.

The concentration of helium in the atmosphere is very low (5 ppm or 0.0005%). The low concentration of helium in the atmosphere is an economical obstacle for the helium extraction from the atmosphere.

Chemically Inert gas: Helium does not easily combine with other elements or compounds.

Small size: Helium has the smallest molecular size of any gas.

Light: Helium is 7 times lighter than air and only slightly soluble in water.

Heat Transfer: helium transfer heats five times higher than air.

The lowest boiling point of any elements -268.9 C (-452.0 F).

Healthcare

Helium is used as supper coolant for cryogenic applications such as MRIs

Electronics and Semiconductors

Helium is used in hard drives to increase the speed and storage capacity​

Data centers: Helium is used in high density data center like Netflix , Google, and Amazon.

Semiconductor manufacturing: Helium used as protective gas in processing

Helium is used as coolant in manufacturing of fiber optical cable

Aerospace and Aircraft

Helium used as Lift gas in google Loon Project (internet balloons), airships, blimps, and balloons​

Space application: Helium used to keep instrument cool in satellite and pressurize fuel tanks in rocket

Nuclear Power

Helium used to cool new generation of Gas-cooled Nuclear Reactors

Welding

Helium used as a shielding gas in arc welding and plasma arc welding ​

Others

Leak detection ​

Breathing mixtures

Defense application ( heat-guided missiles, thermographic camera, and Navy submarine detectors )

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Helium is used in hard drives to increase the speed and storage capacity

Helium used as Lift gas in google Loon Project (internet balloons), airships, blimps, and balloons

Helium used as a shielding gas in arc welding and plasma arc welding

Leak detection