Chemical Symbol Ar (+ Cool facts: Color, Uses and more...) 2022

Every chemical element has its own symbol to represent them. But what is the Ar element?

The answer is Argon, whose symbol is Ar, and there's a lot of cool facts about it that most people don't know. Let me walk you through...

Argon Overview

Chemical Symbol

Ar (Argon)

Uses

Used in lighting products. It is often used in filling incandescent light bulbs. Some is mixed with krypton in fluorescent lamps. Crystals in the semiconductor industry are grown in argon atmospheres.

State at 20 °C

Gas

Description

Colorless, odorless, tasteless noble gas. It is the third most abundant element in the earth's atmosphere and makes up about 1%.

Name Origin

Greek: argos (inactive).

Sources

Continuously released into the air by decay of radioactive potassium-40. Pure form is obtained from fractional distillation of liquid air.

Atomic Number

18

Learn more about the atomic number.

Atomic Mass

39,948

Discovery

Discovered By: Sir William Ramsey, Baron Rayleigh

Year: 1894

Location: Scotland

Learn more about the atomic mass.

Colored Periodic Table

Need an editable periodic table to edit? Maybe add your school logo, work team or anything else to maker your paper look cool?

Along with basic chemical element information (like Argon-Ar and all the other chemical elements symbols), it also comes with color coded info about: State (Gas, Liquid or Solid at room temperature), Groups/series details and much more...

How about an incentive to share this post? (You will help other colleagues find this blog)

Download and enjoy this complete and colored periodic table for you to edit and enjoy. It's in an editable excel format or .ods (open).
[lock][Download excel ##download##]
[Download open .ods format ##download##][/lock]