01 About Xenon
Used in ion thrusters on spacecraft - xenon ions are accelerated to produce thrust. Also used in high-intensity cinema projector lamps and anaesthesia.
02 Physical Properties
State at room temperature๐จ Gas
Melting point-111.8 ยฐC
Boiling point-108.1 ยฐC
Density0.00589 g/cmยณ
Atomic mass131.293 u
Electron configuration2,8,18,18,8
Period / GroupPeriod 5, Group 18
BlockP-block
03 Discovery
Xenon was discovered in 1898 by Ramsay/Travers.