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Xenon Overview
Name Origin
Greek: xenos (strange).
Symbol
Xe (Xenon)Description
Heavy, colorless, odorless, noble gas.
Discovery
Discovered By: Sir William Ramsay; M. W. Travers
Year: 1898
Location: England
Sources
Obtain from the small quantities in liquid air.
Uses
Used for filling flash lamps and other powerful lamps. Electrical excitation of xenon produces a burst of brilliant whtie light. Also used in bubble chambers and modern nuclear power reactors.
State at 20 °C
gas
Group
Group Name: Noble GasÂ
Group in periodic table: 8a
Period in periodic table:Â 5
Atomic Number
54Learn more about the atomic number.
Atomic Mass
131,29
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Stable Isotopes
Xe124 percent abundance: .09% Xe126 percent abundance: .09% Xe128 percent abundance: 1.92% Xe129 percent abundance: 26.44% Xe130 percent abundance: 4.08% Xe131 percent abundance: 21.18% Xe132 percent abundance: 26.89% Xe134 percent abundance: 10.44% Xe136 percent abundance: 8.87%
Learn more about stable isotopes.
Radioactive Isotopes
Xe122-123, Xe125, Xe127, Xe133, Xe135
Learn more about radioactive isotopes.
Atomic Structure
Crystalline Structure
Cubic: Face centered
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Shells
Electrons per energy level: 2,8,18,18,8
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Electron Configuration
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4 s2 3 d10 4 p6 5 s2 4 d10 5 p6
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Abbreviated Configuration
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p6
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Valence Electrons
0
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Atom Size
Atomic Radius
1.24 Ã…
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Covalent Radius
1.31 Ã…
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Ionic Radius
--
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Molar Volume
37.3 cm³/mol
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Chemical Properties
Common Oxidation States
First Ionization Energy
First Ionization Potential
Second Ionization Potential
Third Ionization Potential
Physical Properties
Density
Electrical Conductivity
Thermal Conductivity
Elastic Modulus
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion
Learn more about coefficient of thermal expansion.
Heat Properties
Other heat related physical properties:
Melting Point
Boiling Point
Specific Heat
0.158 J/gK
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Learn more about specific heat.
Heat of Fusion
2.297 kJ/mol
Learn more about heat of fusion.
Heat of Vaporization
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