Definition of helium

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helium

The term 'helium' as it applies to the area of space can be defined as 'The second lightest and second most abundant element. The typical helium atom consists of a nucleus of two protons and two neutrons surrounded by two electrons. Helium was first discovered in our Sun. Roughly 25 percent of our Sun is helium'.

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