Helium, what’s helium? Helium is named for the Greek god of the sun, Helios. Helium was discovered on the sun before it was found on earth, and it is the second most abundant element in the universe. Helium takes up about 0.0005% of the earth’s atmosphere. In this paper you will be finding out certain things about helium like some background information, also what the properties of helium are, and how it is used in and out of the laboratory. Helium was first recorded in 1868. It was first detected as a unknown yellow spectral line signature in sunlight during a solar eclipse in 1868 by French astronomer Pierre-Jules-Cesar Janssen. Pierre Janssen, in full Pierre Jules César Janssen, also called Jules Janssen (born February 22, 1824, Paris,
