54

Xe

Xenon

131.2936

Basic Information

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

Spectrum image of Xenon

Source

Wikipedia

Bohr Model

Static

A 2D model of Xenon

Interactive

Descriptive Numbers

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

Mass

Atomic Mass

131.2936 Da

Uncertainty

0.006

Periodic Position

X Position

18

Y Position

5

Period

5

Group

18

Classification

Block

p

Category

Noble Gas

Geochemical

Volatile

Goldschmidt

Atmospheric

Abundance

Seawater

5e-11 kg/L

Earth Crust

3e-11 g

Solar System

0.0000048 mole ratio to silicon

Meteorites

N/A %

Color

Jmol

#429EB0

Molcas Gv

#429EB0

CPK

#FF1493

Atomic Radius

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

Temperature

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

Density

STP

5.894 kg/cm³

Gas

5.894 kg/cm³

Heat

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

Speed of Sound

Fluid

1090 m/s

Magnetic Properties

Order

Diamagnetic

Susceptibility

-4.3e-9 m3/kg

Etymology

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.

Discovery & Isolation

Observed/Predicted By

W. Ramsay ve W. Travers

Observed/Discovery Year

1898

Discovery Location

England

Isolated Sample By

W. Ramsay ve W. Travers

Isolated Sample Year

1898

Production & Use

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.

Radioactivity

Half Life

Stable

Lifetime

Stable

Neutron Mass Absorption

0.0083

Neutron Cross Section

25

Electron Affinity

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

Dipole Polarity

Accepted

27.32

Uncertainty

0.2

C6 GB

302

Lattice

Constant Internal Default Radius

6.2

Constant

620.23, 620.23, 620.23

Strucutre

FCC

Angles

p/2, p/2, p/2

Electron & Quantum

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

List of Compounds

1-10 of 16 compounds

FormulaNames
Xe

liquid xenon

liquefied xenon

xenon

xenon gas

XeF2xenon difluoride

difluoroxenon

xenon fluoride
F4Xexenon tetrafluoride
F6Xexenon hexafluoride
XeO3xenon trioxide
XeO4xenon tetroxide
XeOF4xenon oxytetrafluoride
XeO2F2

xenon dioxydifluoride

XeO3F2

xenon difluoride trioxide

XeFRuF6

xenon fluoride hexafluororuthenate


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