54
Xenon
131.2936
Name
Xenon
Atomic Number
54
Gas Phase
Monatomic
Appearance
Colorless gas glows blue when placed in a high voltage electric field
Refractive Index
1.000702
Phase At STP
Gas
Spectrum Image
Source
WikipediaStatic

Interactive
CAS Number
7440-63-3
CID Number
CID23991
DOT Number
2591
RTECS Number
RTECSZE1280000
Mendeleev Number
116
Pettifor Number
5
Eu Number
Joa 1-172-7
Space Group Number
225
Glawe Number
5
Atomic Mass
131.2936 Da
Uncertainty
0.006
X Position
18
Y Position
5
Period
5
Group
18
Block
p
Category
Noble Gas
Geochemical
Volatile
Goldschmidt
Atmospheric
Seawater
5e-11 kg/L
Earth Crust
3e-11 g
Solar System
0.0000048 mole ratio to silicon
Meteorites
N/A %
Jmol
#429EB0
Molcas Gv
#429EB0
CPK
#FF1493
Calculated
108
Van Der Waals
216
Bonding
216
Rahm
232
Uff
440.4
Mm3
228
Alvarez
228
Covalent (Single Bound)
130
Covalent (Triple Bound)
122
Covalent (Cordero)
140
Covalent (Pyykko)
131
Covalent (Pyykko Double)
135
Covalent (Pyykko Triple)
122
Melting/Freeze (USE)
161.4 °K
Melting/Freeze (WEL)
161.4 °K
Melting/Freeze (CRC)
161.205 °K
Melting/Freeze (LNG)
161.2 °K
Boiling/Density (USE)
165.051 °K
Boiling/Density (WEL)
165.1 °K
Boiling/Density (CRC)
164.901 °K
Boiling/Density (LNG)
164.96 °K
Boiling/Density (Zhang)
165 °K
Critical Temperature
289.77 °K
Critical Pressure
5.841 MPa
STP
5.894 kg/cm³
Gas
5.894 kg/cm³
Molar Volume
34.71 cm³/mol
Atomic Volume
42.9 cm³
Heat Of Fusion CRC
2.27 kJ/mol
Heat Of Fusion LNG
1.81 kJ/mol
Heat Of Fusion WEL
2.3 kJ/mol
Evaporation USE
12.65 kJ/mol
Evaporation CRC
12.57 kJ/mol
Evaporation LNG
12.64 kJ/mol
Evaporation WEL
12.64 kJ/mol
Evaporation Zhang
12.6 kJ/mol
Heat Capacity USE
0.158 J/gK
Heat Capacity CRC
20.786 J/gK
Heat Capacity LNG
20.786 J/gK
Heat Capacity WEL
20.786 J/gK
Thermal Conductivity
0.0057 W/m*K
Adiabatic Index
42799
Fluid
1090 m/s
Order
Diamagnetic
Susceptibility
-4.3e-9 m3/kg
Description
It is a colorless and odorless gas found in group 18 (noble gases) of the periodic table. It has nine known natural isotopes and seven radioactive isotopes. Xenon was part of the first noble gas compound synthesized. Many others involving xenon have since been found. It was discovered by Ramsey and Travers in 1898.
Language Of Origin
Greek
Origin Of Word
From the Greek word xenos meaning "stranger"
Meaning
foreign
Etymological Description
It comes from the Greek adjective xenos, meaning foreigner.
Observed/Predicted By
W. Ramsay ve W. Travers
Observed/Discovery Year
1898
Discovery Location
Isolated Sample By
W. Ramsay ve W. Travers
Isolated Sample Year
1898
Sources
It is obtained from liquid air in small amounts.
Uses
It is used as a filler in flashlights and other powerful lamps. Electrical excitation of xenon creates a bright beam of white light. It is also used in bubble chambers and modern nuclear power reactors.
Half Life
Stable
Lifetime
Stable
Neutron Mass Absorption
0.0083
Neutron Cross Section
25
Proton Affinity
499.6
Electron Affinity (eV)
-0.056
Electron Affinity (kJ/mol)
-77
Electron Affinity (pauling)
2.6
Electron Affinity (allen)
15.27
Electron Affinity (ghosh)
0.2333511
Accepted
27.32
Uncertainty
0.2
C6 GB
302
Constant Internal Default Radius
6.2
Constant
620.23, 620.23, 620.23
Strucutre
FCC
Angles
p/2, p/2, p/2
Oxidation States
0,1,2,4,6,8
Electron Configuration
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 5s2 4d10 5p6
Quantum Number
1S0
Electron Configuration Semantic
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p6
Shells-0
2
Shells-1
8
Shells-2
18
Shells-3
18
Shells-4
8
Ionization Energies-0
1170.4
Ionization Energies-1
2046.4
Ionization Energies-2
3099.4
1-10 of 16 compounds
| Formula | Names |
|---|---|
| Xe | liquid xenon liquefied xenon xenonxenon gas |
| XeF2 | xenon difluoride difluoroxenon xenon fluoride |
| F4Xe | xenon tetrafluoride |
| F6Xe | xenon hexafluoride |
| XeO3 | xenon trioxide |
| XeO4 | xenon tetroxide |
| XeOF4 | xenon oxytetrafluoride |
| XeO2F2 | xenon dioxydifluoride |
| XeO3F2 | xenon difluoride trioxide |
| XeFRuF6 | xenon fluoride hexafluororuthenate |