Helium (He)

Element

SymbolHe

Helium is chemical element number 2, with the symbol He. It is a noble gas and is a gas at room temperature. Its atomic mass is about 4.003.

In the periodic table, helium sits in period 1 and group 18. In Minecraft Education, a player makes it in the Element Constructor by setting the number of protons to 2.

Contents (3)

Data
How to make it
Nearby elements

Data

Atomic number	2
In-game identifier	`minecraft:element_2`
Numeric id	268
Chemical symbol	He
Atomic mass	4.003
Category	Noble Gas
Phase at room temperature	Gas
Group	18
Period	1

How to make it

Place an Element Constructor, then set the protons to 2. The number of protons is what decides which element you get; neutrons and electrons change it into an isotope or an ion of the same element.

Nearby elements

← HydrogenLithium →

Read from Mojang’s own Bedrock sample packs. Element names and atomic data come from the standard periodic table, not from the game files — Minecraft Education numbers its elements but does not ship their names. 9Minecraft is not affiliated with Mojang or Microsoft.