
When the gases are extracted from the ground, the helium is separated from the rest of the gases. Terrestrial helium is created by radioactive decay and becomes trapped with other natural gases. Because it is so light, helium does not stay in the atmosphere – it escapes into outer space! There are helium reserves underground. There is very little of it in Earth’s atmosphere – only 0.0005% by volume. Stars like our Sun have extreme temperatures that fuse hydrogen atoms together to form helium atoms. Most of this helium was formed within minutes of the Big Bang. It makes up about 24% of the elemental mass. Helium is the second most abundant element in the universe. Fortunately, the chemistry of noble gases is more precise than their etymology (word origin)! An abundant yet rare element Another story says that noble gases stay by themselves and don’t mix with other gases – just like nobles who preferred not to mix with common people.
These metals are not as reactive as other metals, and in the old days, only aristocratic (noble) people could afford objects made from them. The term may have come from noble metals – gold, silver and copper.
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