Xenon (Xe) Element Properties
| Atomic Mass |
131.29 |
| Atomic Number |
54 |
| Name Origins |
Greek, xenos = "stranger." |
| Year Discovered |
1898 |
| Discovery Credits |
Sir William Ramsay and M. W. Travers at London, UK. |
| Remarks |
Colorless, odorless gas obtained from liquid air. Inert toward most other chemicals but reacts with fluorine gas to form xenon fluorides. Oxides, acids and salt known. Little used outside research.
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| References |
Emsley, J., 1991; THE ELEMENTS : Sec. Ed.,
Clarendon Press, Oxford, 251 p. |
| See Also |
WebElements,
ChemiCool |
