Xenon
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Xenon | |
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Properties | |
Atomic symbol | Xe |
Atomic number | 54 |
Atomic mass | 131.3 |
Number of Stable Isotopes | 36 |
Density (grams per cc) | 0.00588 g/cm3 |
Other Information | |
Date of discovery | September 1898 |
Name of discoverer | William Ramsay & Morris Travers |
Uses | photographic flashes, high pressure arc lamps, radiation detection, medical general anesthetic and imaging, and ion thruster propellant. |
Xenon (ZEN-on or ZEE-non)is a noble gas. Since it is an almost completely unreactive, it is often used in industrial processes as a coolant. However, in 1962, Xenon was shown to react with Fluorine, to produce Xenon Hexafluoride. Due to the masses of the heavier noble gases, it fulfills the prediction that heavier noble gases should be able to react.
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