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Argon
Argon, AHR gon, is a chemical element that forms 0.94 percent of Earth's atmosphere. Most ordinary light bulbs are filled with argon and a little nitrogen. Argon is also used as a shielding gas in arc welding to protect the metal from oxygen in the air. Lord Rayleigh and Sir William Ramsay discovered it in 1894. See Ramsay, Sir William; Rayleigh, Lord.
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Argon
Argon, AHR gon, is a chemical element that forms 0.94 percent of Earth's atmosphere. Most...
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Chlorine
Chlorine, KLAWR een, is a poisonous, yellowish-green gas with a strong, unpleasant odor. Chlorine...
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Fluorine
Fluorine, FLOO uh reen, is a chemical element. At ordinary temperatures, it is a pale yellow gas....
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Hydrogen
Hydrogen (chemical symbol, H) is the simplest atom and the most abundant chemical element. The...
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Krypton
Krypton, KRIHP ton, is a chemical element that makes up only about one-millionth of Earth's...
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Noble gas
Noble gas refers to any of a group of six chemical elements. These elements are argon (Ar),...
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Oxygen
Oxygen is a life-supporting gas and a chemical element. Nearly all living things need oxygen to...
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Xenon
Xenon, ZEE non or ZEHN on, is a chemical element that makes up about 1 part in 20 million of...
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