Is Helium a Metal?

Astronomers refer to all elements other than hydrogen and helium as 'metals', despite the fact that elements such as oxygen and carbon are considered non-metals by chemists. The production of metals is a consequence of stellar evolution.

Is Helium a metal or non-metal?

Helium is one of the many non-metals that is a gas. Other non-metal gases include hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, and all the group eighteen noble (or inert) gases.

Why Helium is a metal?

How can helium be considered as a non-metal based on its chemical properties? Helium is a noble gas; it does not take part in chemical reactions under ordinary conditions. But non-metals tend to gain electrons to form negative ions.