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

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

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

Xenon Overview

Chemical Symbol

Xe (Xenon)

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

Description

Heavy, colorless, odorless, noble gas.

Name Origin

Greek: xenos (strange).

Sources

Obtain from the small quantities in liquid air.

Atomic Number

54

Learn more about the atomic number.

Atomic Mass

131,29

Discovery

Discovered By: Sir William Ramsay; M. W. Travers

Year: 1898

Location: England

Learn more about the atomic mass.

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