2. History
ā¢ What is in a name?- means inactive
ā¢ Ascertained in Scotland
ā¢ Identified by Lord Rayleigh and Sir
William Ramsay
3. Properties
ā¢ At room temperature I am a gas
ā¢ Can never see me Iām ghostly
pale...invisible even
ā¢ Boil at 87.30K Melt at 83.80K
ā¢ Not very dense about 0.002
ā¢ Isotopes 40?(99.6%), 36? (0.34%), and
38? (0.06%).
4. Availability
ā¢ I can be found in the atmosphere
ā¢ I am 5 cents per 100 grams
ā¢ The usual way to get me is by
distillation of liquid air
5. Uses
ā¢ Used in light bulbs to protect the
filament
ā¢ Used in medical lasers to correct eye
defects
ā¢ There are no known chemical
compounds, but it can form clathrates
with water when atoms of it are trapped
in a lattice of water molecules.
6. Fun Facts
ā¢ To see me in action watch this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jvkhv
yWH0Js&feature=player_embedded#!
ā¢ If you havenāt guessed who I am yet
here is a clue two clues
ā¢ In group 18
ā¢ Symbol Ar