What is xenon?
xenon is a chemical element classified as noble gases. Like other noble gases, it occurs in trace amounts in the Earth's atmosphere and is also present in various minerals and also in some compounds. Since xenon is relatively expensive, it is not widely used, although there are a number of practical applications for the element. Many people are familiar with xenon because it is used in flash lamps for photography.
The discovery of noble gases and their properties was a lengthy process. It started with Henry Cavendis, who realized in the 17th century that in addition to nitrogen and oxygen, the air contained another fraction. The experiments on this faction eventually brought a range of so -called "noble gases", which were initially considered very rare. In fact, some noble gases exist in great abundance on Earth and in the universe in general.
Xenon was discovered in 1898 by Morris William Travers and William Ramsay. Both men also identified Krypton and Neon at the same time. The name 'Xenon "is taken from the Greek xenos , which means" foreign or strange ", while Krypton is removed from the word" hidden "and neon means" new ". It is assumed that all these names are references to how difficult it was to isolate and describe these elements.
in gaseous form is xenon without odor and colorless. The gas is identified by the XE symbol in the period table and its atomic number is 54. Like other noble gases, xenon is relatively stable, although less unreactive than some noble gases. It looks in a number of compounds, some of which become toxic for oxidation, and when it is exposed to electricity, xenon changes the characteristic rich blue. Like other noble gases, xenon will act as an asphyxiant in large concentrations. It also gets to deepen one's voice, even if it can be dangerous and it is not recommended.
In addition to appearing in the atmosphere and in themWhich minerals can also be found in gases that surround hot springs. They use fractional distillation to extract xenon for commercial use of society. The fractional distillation includes cool air until it goes to the liquid state, and then captures each element when it heats up sufficiently to return to the gaseous state. Because they convert different elements at different temperatures, the distillation process neatly separates all components. After extraction, xenon can be used in lighting or for the formation of useful compounds and isotopes.