Intruduction

Xenon is a noble gas. Xenon is also not common in medical and commercial use and was discovered by the same chemist who discovered krypton.

Physical Properties

• it falls into the non-metal's category
• melting pointing point is 161.3 k
• it's boiling point is 165 k
• it's atomic number is 54 and its atomic weight is 131.3
• it's natural state is gas

A Brief History

• Xenon = Xenos the Greek word for stranger
• Discovered by Sir William Ramsay and Morris M. Travers
• Was found in the residue from Fractionally Distilled Liquid Air
• Was discovered in London
• July 12, 1898

The Industrial and Medicinal use of Xenon

• Xenon is uncommon compared in commercial and medical use compared to other elements
• Xenon is used in lights: cars, ultraviolet lamps, bacterial lamps, etc.
• Xenon has been used as a anaesthetic
• PTSD and memory loss

Fun Facts

• Xenon is orderless, colorless, and tasteless
• Xenon ions were used in an experimental engine aboard the space probe Deep Space 1
• Xenon was the first gas discovered to make compounds

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