Characteristics+of+Helium

**Helium has the lowest melting point of any element and its boiling point is close to absolute zero. Helium has other peculiar properties: It is the only liquid that cannot be solidified by lowering the temperature. It remains liquid down to absolute zero at ordinary pressures, but will readily solidify when pressure is raised.**
 * Helium has an Atomic Number of 2, it is a Noble Gas. It is also the 2nd most abundant element in space. At Room Temperature,** **it is a gas which is almost imperceptible because it has no color, no smell and no effect on you accept the change of the sound of your voice.**

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