Argon (element)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:chemical_compound
gptkbp:abundanceInAtmosphere ~0.93% by volume
gptkbp:appearance colorless gas
gptkbp:atomicNumber 18
gptkbp:atomicWeight 39.948
gptkbp:block p-block
gptkbp:boilingPoint 87.30 K
gptkbp:CASNumber 7440-37-1
gptkbp:category noble gas
gptkbp:crystalSystem face-centered cubic
gptkbp:density 1.784 g/L (at 0°C, 1 atm)
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Lord_Rayleigh
gptkb:Sir_William_Ramsay
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1894
gptkbp:electronConfiguration [Ne] 3s2 3p6
gptkbp:electrons 18
gptkbp:firstIonizationEnergy 1520.6 kJ/mol
gptkbp:flammability non-flammable
gptkbp:frequency emits blue, green, and red light in discharge tubes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Argon (element)
gptkbp:isotopes gptkb:36Ar
gptkb:38Ar
gptkb:40Ar
gptkbp:IUPACName gptkb:argon
gptkbp:meltingPoint 83.80 K
gptkbp:molarHeatCapacity 20.85 J/(mol·K)
gptkbp:nameOrigin Greek 'argos' meaning 'inactive'
gptkbp:neutrons 22 (most abundant isotope)
gptkbp:oxidationStates 0
gptkbp:period 3
gptkbp:phaseAtSTP gptkb:gasoline
gptkbp:positionInPeriodicTable rightmost column
gptkbp:protons 18
gptkbp:radioactive gptkb:37Ar
gptkb:39Ar
gptkbp:relatedGroup 18
gptkbp:relatedTo argon fluorohydride (HArF)
gptkbp:solubility 0.0562 g/L at 20°C
gptkbp:source fractional distillation of liquid air
gptkbp:standardState gptkb:gasoline
gptkbp:stateAtRoomTemperature gptkb:gasoline
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Ar
gptkbp:thermalConductivity 17.72 mW/(m·K) at 300 K
gptkbp:toxicity non-toxic
gptkbp:type chemically inert
gptkbp:uses filling incandescent and fluorescent light bulbs
shielding gas in welding
inert atmosphere for growing silicon and germanium crystals
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Argon_18_bicycles
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8