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Helium is a book written by Kees Rijnen that explores the properties and uses of helium gas.

Helium is used for inflating balloons, airships, and blimps, as well as in welding, cooling nuclear reactors, and MRI machines.

Helium is a non-renewable resource that is essential for many industrial and medical applications. It also has unique properties that make it useful for scientific research.

Helium is extracted from natural gas or from the atmosphere using a process called liquefaction.

Helium is a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is lighter than air. It has a very low boiling point and does not react chemically with other elements.

No, helium is not toxic or flammable and does not pose a danger to human health or the environment.

For some industrial uses, hydrogen can be used as an alternative to helium. However, for many other applications, there is no viable alternative to helium.

As helium is a finite resource, its availability and price are likely to be significant concerns in the future. Efforts are being made to find new sources of helium and to develop more efficient ways of using it.

Anyone who is interested in the properties, uses, and future of helium, from scientists and engineers to students and laypeople.

Helium is available for purchase online at various retailers such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble.