Rare HeliumA completely insensitive, colorless and odorless gas. This gas element is known to be helium. Helium is found in the periodic table in period 1 group 18 and the atomic number is 2. Helium was discovered in 1868 by Pierre JC Janssen. He traveled to India to measure the solar spectrum during a total eclipse and came across a new yellow line that indicated a new element and assumed it was a metal. Fortunately, helium is a rare gas. It is not toxic and has no known biological function. The name helium comes from the Greek name “Helios” which means sun. It was in the solar corona that helium was first detected. However, helium comes from commercially recovered natural gas deposits. Helium gas has many uses: it is used to inflate airships, science balloons, and party balloons. It is also an inert shield for arc welding, to pressurize fuel tanks of liquid fuel rockets and in supersonic wind tunnels. Helium is also used in technologies such as computer chip manufacturing, cell phones, fiber optic cables, MRI machines and laser production. When you combine helium with oxygen, you create a nitrogen-free atmosphere for deep-sea divers so they can avoid a condition called nitrogen narcosis. Helium is considered the second most abundant element. Unfortunately, most of the helium in Earth's atmosphere escapes into space, causing a severe helium shortage. Helium is present everywhere in the air, but it is difficult to collect. There are only 5 parts of helium to 100,000 parts of air. The helium shortage has major causes, effects and solutions. First, the helium shortage will have many causes and effects on today's world. The cost will have a huge impact on purchases using helium. For example, the price... middle of paper ... illusion, although there are serious causes and effects of helium, there are positive solutions to the helium shortage. The helium shortage will have causes and effects on small businesses like balloon stores, technology, especially MRI machines that cannot work without helium, and with the shortage it will lead to outrageously high prices and a shortage of supplies. However, the advantage is that it contains hydrogen which will replace helium. Therefore, this will avoid some of the difficulties associated with the shortage of helium, for example, a less viscous and more efficient element, the cost will be three times cheaper and there will be more availability and demand. Nevertheless, these will be the times that we as a country will face in the near future with the shortage of the second most abundant element called helium..