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Chemical Education Today
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Why Helium Ends in "-ium"
William B. Jensen
Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0172

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July 2004
Vol. 81 No. 7
p. 944

Abstract
In response to a reader query, the reasons are traced for helium having the ending "-ium", usually reserved for metals.
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*  Citation
Jensen, William B. J. Chem. Educ. 2004 81 944.
*  Keywords
History / Philosophy; Inorganic Chemistry; Nomenclature / Units / Symbols
*  History
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May 27, 2004
January 19, 2005
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