2022: ☢️ Electron Affinity of Argon (Ar) [& Color, Uses, Discovery ...

In chemistry, the electron affinity of an atom of Argon is defined as the amount of energy released or spent when an electron is added to a neutral atom in the gaseous state to form a negative ion. But what is the electron affinity of an atom of Ar?

In the case of Argon the electron affinity is 0 kilojoules per mole.  There are a lot of cool facts about Argon that most people don't know. Check this...

Argon Facts

Argon Electron Affinity

0 kilojoules per mole

State at 20 °C

Gas

Discovery

Discovered By: Sir William Ramsey, Baron Rayleigh
Year: 1894
Location: Scotland

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.

Sources

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

Description

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

Atomic Symbol

Ar

Name Origin

Greek: argos (inactive).

Atomic Number

18

Learn more about the atomic number.

Atomic Mass

39,948

Learn more about the atomic mass.

Want to learn more details and data about Argon (Ar)? Check my Elements Comprehensive List.

Video

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• What is a substance
• What Elements look like
• How a small number of atoms can be joined and form completely different substances

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