The chemical properties of helium-5 (He5) and its potential usefulness 5 Articles

by Tenebris

Helium is the second most common element in the universe, and the lightest of the inert gases. Unlike helium-4, the most common isotope of helium, which contains two protons and two neutrons, helium-5 is a radioactive iso...read more

by Eve Redstone

Helium 5 is an artificially produced isotope of the naturally occurring helium gas. Helium is the second lightest element, and heads the noble gas group of the periodic table. It occurs naturally as the helium-2 and helium...read more

by Anthony Khoo

The element helium is the second most abundant element found in the universe, and also one of the most unique. There are many types of Helium, and these varieties are known as isotopes. Isotopes of an element contain the...read more

by Tricia Lye

Helium as most of us know it: What do we understand about helium other than it is used in balloons and blimps and makes the voice go squeaky when inhaled? Helium which we breathe in is possesses an atomic mass of 2. Th...read more

by Erin Moss

Helium is the second lightest element as well as the second most abundant element in the universe (hydrogen has the honor of holding the top spot in both cases). Helium is also the smallest of the noble gases, inert eleme...read more