![]() Liquid helium is used in the LHC particle accelerator at CERN to cool down the superconducting magnetic coils. Helium has a very low boiling point, so it is used as a coolant in many technological wonders. Due to a lower gas density of helium, it helps to flush out nitrogen and even oxygen, which can have drastic effects below 60-70 ft of water. Helium is also known to be a necessary ingredient when it comes to deep-sea diving. But it can be a harmful practice as the uncontrolled amount of helium can be fatal. People inhale helium from party balloons to make there voice high-pitched as helium is less dense than air and allows sound to travel faster. Some people also use helium balloons for recreational purposes, though it does not have any narcotic properties. Many of these machines are used in the detection of major tumors and cancers. Medical Applicationĭue to its cryogenic properties, helium is widely used in heavy machinery like MRI machines, CT-SCANS, and NMR spectroscopy to protect machines from overheating. The network is made up of devices called Helium hot spots, gadgets with. The helium that is found outside the atmosphere of the earth exists in the plasma state and due to the presence of free electrons in the plasma state, it results in very high electric conductivity.Īn engineer checking for leaks in a depressurized pipe 2. On a basic level, Helium is a decentralized wireless network for internet of things devices, powered by cryptocurrency. Helium is a noble gas, a group of nonreactive and stable gases that also include neon, argon, krypton, xenon and radon. It is widely known as the least soluble gas in water and has a refractive index closer to one. It holds over 40 percent of the helium used annually in the United States. The electronic configuration of Helium is 1s2. Being inert in nature, Helium doesn’t take part in many chemical reactions. Chemical PropertiesĬhemical properties of any element are observed when it interacts with its surroundings and takes part in various chemical reactions. Heliox mixtures in respiratory treatments for asthma, bronchitis and other lung deficiencies By combining helium and oxygen, doctors produce a heliox gas mixture (roughly 79 helium and 21 oxygen), useful for the effective treatment of respiratory ailments like asthma and emphysema. The only known gas to have a density less than this is Hydrogen. At the atmospheric pressure of 1 atm and 0☌, it’s density is found to be 0.000164 g cm −3. Helium is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, inert, and non-toxic noble gas.Īt normal atmospheric pressure, solid helium does not exist, hence, it does not account for any melting point, but it has been found that once we raise the pressure to 25 atm, it starts melting around -272.2 ☌.īecause of being monatomic in nature and having weak interatomic interactions, Helium’s boiling point is also known to be very low (-269 ☌), and that’s why it exists in the gaseous state mostly.
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