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2He4.00260

Helium

Noble gasesBlock sPeriod 1Group 18gas at 20 °C
Configuration :1s²
Atomic mass :4.002602 u
French :Hélium
3D Bohr-model representation of the Helium atom (symbol He, atomic number Z=2). Electron shell configuration: 2 electrons.
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Electron configuration

Full1s²
Short1s²
Valence electrons2
KLMNOPQ shells
K2

Electronegativity

Pauling
Allen4.16
Mulliken (eV)

Atomic radii

Empirical120 pm
Calculated31 pm
Covalent28 pm
Van der Waals140 pm

Successive ionisation energies

I₁2372.3 kJ/mol
I₂5250.5 kJ/mol
Electron affinity

Oxidation states

0
Bold states = most common.
Period 1Block sIUPAC Group 18Family Noble gases
Sources : NIST Atomic Weights & Isotopic Compositions, IUPAC Recommendations, CODATA. Methodology