| Origin of Name |
From the Greek word, xenon, meaning stranger |
| Date and Place of Discovery |
On July 12, 1898 in England |
| Discovered by |
Sir William Ramsay
and Morris Travers |
| Common Compounds |
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| Interesting facts |
- It produces a blue glow in a vacuum tube when excited by an electrical discharge (used in
strobe lights).
- It is a byproduct formed when liquefying air.
- It is not normally kept in a laboratory.
- It occurs in the earth's atmosphere in very small amounts.
- It was part of the first noble gas compound that was synthesized.
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| Common Uses |
- Lighting of all types, including strobe lights
- Flash cameras
- Movie projection
- Nuclear reactors
- Oxidizing agents
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