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Helium

Atomic #: 2

Mass#: 4

Symbol: (He)

Helium is the lightest of the Noble Gases and is clear the same color as air. Like the Greek God Aeolus the God of Wind

Helium, the second most abundant element in the universe , was discovered on the sun before it was found on the earth. Pierre-Jules-César Janssen, a French astronomer, noticed a yellow line in the sun's spectrum while studying a total solar eclipse  in 1868. Sir Norman Lockyer, an English astronomer, realized that this line, with a wavelength of 587.49 nanometers, could not be produced by any element known at the time. It was hypothesized that a new element on the sun was responsible for this mysterious yellow emission. This unknown element was named helium by Lockyer.

Neon

Atomic #: 10

Mass#: 20

Symbol: (Ne)

Neon glows like fire and is non reactive so it keeps a level head. Like the Greek God Athena the Goddess of Wisdom.

Neon was discovered by Sir William Ramsay, a Scottish chemist, and Morris M. Travers, an English chemist, shortly after their discovery of the element krypton  in 1898. Like krypton, neon was discovered through the study of liquefied air. Although neon is the fourth most abundant element in the universe , only 0.0018% of the earth's atmosphere  is neon.

Argon

Atomic #: 18

Mass#: 40

Symbol: (Ar)

Argon is commonly found in light bulbs so Apollo is perfect as the God of Light

Argon was discovered by Sir William Ramsay, a Scottish chemist, and Lord Rayleigh, an English chemist, in 1894. Argon makes up 0.93% of the earth's atmosphere , making it the third most abundant gas. Argon is obtained from the air as a byproduct of the production of oxygen  and nitrogen.

Krypton

Atomic #: 36

Mass#:

Symbol: (Kr)