London—William Ramsay,
Morris Travers
elements
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Xenon
One part in twenty million teased from liquid air by fractional distillation after nitrogen, after oxygen and argon, after krypton and neon, a foreign element, the strange one, a guest.
Atomic number 54
Xenon lasers photographic flash lights stroboscopic lamps and xenon arc lamps for film projectors Xenon gas as an anesthetic a cardioprotectant and a neuroprotectant
Superhero
Xena’s brother Xenon is invincible. To overcome his dark past, Xenon shines his powerful light on romantic comedies and the exploits of other superheroes.
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There are no natural minerals containing krypton, neon, or xenon; however, kryton and xenon form chemical compounds with fluorine, as Linus Pauling had predicted.
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