Our Local Hero...Helium Man!
Helium (He)
By Emma Stanphill
Element Information
# of Protons-2
# of Electrons-2
# of Neutrons-2
# of Electron Shells-2
Characteristics:
Nonmetal, noble gas, colorless, melting point is -272.2˚C, boiling point is -268.9˚C
Important Uses:
Filling blimps (much safer gas than hydrogen), pressurizing liquid fuel rockets, cooling medium for nuclear reactors.
History:
Discovered by Sir William Ramsay, N.A. Langley, P.T. Cleve. Origin of name: "helios" (greek word meaning "sun")
Super Hero Abilities and Attire
- Able to fly
- invisible and colorless
- able to shape into any size space
- cool temper
- nontoxic to all humans and super-humans
- second lightest super human
- turns a redish-orange glow when inside a high voltage electric field
- fire safe (cannot burn)
- wears a red and blue suit that he can inflate with his helium