Xenon (Xe)
A dense, colorless, odorless noble gas found in Earth's atmosphere in trace amounts.
It can be used as a general anesthetic.
Element properties
- Atomic number
- 54
- Symbol
- Xe
- Atomic mass
- 131.29 u
- Category
- Noble Gas
- Period
- 5
- Group
- 18
- Block
- p
- State
- Gas
- Electron configuration
- [Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p6
- Electronegativity (Pauling)
- 2.6
- Density
- 0.005894 g/cm³
- Melting point
- -111.7 °C
- Boiling point
- -108.1 °C
Uses
- Flash lamps
- Ion thrusters
- Medical imaging