Why name 'helium' ?

Subject: Why name 'helium' ?

Date: Wed May 5 20:05:06 1999
Posted by Law Che Ming
Grade level: teacher/prof School: Munsang College
City: Hong Kong State/Province: Canton Country: Mainland China
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 925952706.Ch

Message:


Usually noble gases end with 'on' like neon, argon...
Why only helium ends with 'ium' ?
Also, quite a number of metals end with 'ium' like sodium,
magneium, chromium ...
Why a non-metal, helium, also ends with 'ium' ?

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