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Which gas, discovered in the Sun's spectrum before it was found on Earth, is named after the Greek god of the Sun?

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Correct answer: Helium

Helium was detected in 1868 as a yellow spectral line in sunlight during a solar eclipse. Since it had not yet been found on Earth, it was named after Helios, the Greek god of the Sun. It was only isolated on Earth decades later. Photo: Alchemist-hp (talk) (www.pse-mendelejew.de), Wikimedia Commons, GFDL 1.2.

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