XENON

from the Greek word "xenos", meaning "stranger"

Discovered by Ramsay and Travers in 1898 in the residue left after evaporating liquid air components

Xenon Model

            Atomic Number 54

            Atomic Mass 131.30

            Common Isotopes Xe124, Xe126, Xe128, Xe129, Xe130, Xe131, Xe132, Xe134, Xe136

            Ground State Electron Configuration 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d104p65s24d105p6

         Common Oxidation States 2, 4, 6, 8

 

Cool Links

Xenon Comics

 

Xena Princess Warrior

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