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What is Xenon?

What is Xenon?. By John Cohee. What Are Elements?. Definition: A specific type of atom. I will be presenting the structure, history, and importance of Xenon. Xenon’s Atom. Nucleus= Electrons = Shells =. P=54 N=77. What is the Structure of Xenon?.

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What is Xenon?

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  1. What is Xenon? By John Cohee

  2. What Are Elements? • Definition: A specific type of atom. • I will be presenting the structure, history, and importance of Xenon

  3. Xenon’s Atom Nucleus= Electrons = Shells = P=54 N=77

  4. What is the Structure of Xenon? • Description: xenon is a colorless and odorless gas • Number of Protons, Electrons, Neutrons: P= 54, E= 54, N= 77 • Atomic weight: 131.29 • Atomic number: 54 • Symbol: Xe

  5. What is the History of Xenon? • Xenon was discovered by 2 British chemists when they evaporated liquid air to find out what the Earth’s atmosphere was made of • Discovered by British chemists Sir William Ramsey and Morris W. Travers • Xenon was discovered in 1898

  6. Why is Xenon Important? Some uses for xenon now are… • Imax movie projectors • Lasers • Bactericidal lamps • Deep sea observation lights • Electron tubes • Ion engines • Probes • Strobe lights

  7. Interesting Facts • Xenon’s symbol is Xe • It is a noble gas • It is a colorless, odorless gas and it is not very reactive • It is used for many types of powerful lamps and lights • The Earth’s atmosphere is 0.0000087% Xenon

  8. Conclusion • Xenon is a noble gas • It is colorless and odorless • It has a full outer electron shell and it is not very reactive • Xenon was discovered in 1898 • It is used to make very bright lights and lamps • The Earth’s atmosphere is 0.0000087%Xenon

  9. Works Consulted "A Periodic Table of the Elements at Los Alamos National Laboratory." Web. 10 Dec. 2010. “Elements." Chemical Elements.com - An Interactive Periodic Table of the Elements. Web. 10 Dec. 2010. "Elements." Current Science. POWER Library. SIRS Discoverer. Web. 10 Dec. 2010. "It's Elemental - The Periodic Table of Elements." Science Education at Jefferson Lab. Web. 10 Dec. 2010. Knapp, Brian J., David Woodroffe, and David A. Hardy. Elements. Danbury, CT: Grolier Educational, 2000. Print. "Periodic Table - Chart of All Chemical Elements." Lenntech. Web. 10 Dec. 2010. “WebElements.” Periodic Table of the Elements. Web. 10 Dec. 2010.

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