argon

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:chemical_compound
gptkbp:abundanceInAtmosphere 0.934%
gptkbp:appearance colorless gas
gptkbp:aroma odorless
gptkbp:atomicNumber 18
gptkbp:atomicRadius 71 pm
gptkbp:boilingPoint −185.848 °C
gptkbp:CASNumber 7440-37-1
gptkbp:category nonmetal
gptkbp:color colorless
gptkbp:criticalFor 150.687 K, 4.863 MPa
gptkbp:crystalSystem face-centered cubic
gptkbp:density 1.784 g/L (at 0 °C, 1 atm)
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Lord_Rayleigh
gptkb:William_Ramsay
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1894
gptkbp:electronConfiguration [Ne] 3s2 3p6
gptkbp:electronegativity not applicable
gptkbp:firstIsolatedFrom gptkb:Lord_Rayleigh
gptkb:William_Ramsay
gptkbp:flammability non-flammable
gptkbp:frequency visible and ultraviolet
gptkbp:heatOfFusion 1.18 kJ/mol
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label argon
gptkbp:isotopes gptkb:36Ar
gptkb:38Ar
gptkb:40Ar
gptkbp:magneticOrdering diamagnetic
gptkbp:massNumber 39.948 u
gptkbp:meltingPoint −189.34 °C
gptkbp:molarHeatCapacity 20.85 J/(mol·K)
gptkbp:nameOrigin Greek 'argos', meaning inactive
gptkbp:oxidationNumber 0
gptkbp:oxidationStates 0
gptkbp:period 3
gptkbp:positionInPeriodicTable group 18
period 3
gptkbp:radioactive gptkb:37Ar
gptkb:39Ar
gptkbp:refractiveIndex 1.000281 (gas, 0 °C)
gptkbp:relatedGroup noble gas
gptkbp:solubility slightly soluble
gptkbp:source fractional distillation of liquid air
gptkbp:standardState gptkb:gasoline
gptkbp:stateAtRoomTemperature gptkb:gasoline
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Ar
gptkbp:thermalConductivity 0.01772 W/(m·K)
gptkbp:thermalExpansion 0.00369 K−1 (at 273 K)
gptkbp:toxicity non-toxic
gptkbp:triplePoint 83.8058 K, 68.89 kPa
gptkbp:uses filling incandescent and fluorescent light bulbs
inert gas for chemical reactions
shielding gas in welding
gptkbp:vanDerWaalsRadius 188 pm
gptkbp:vaporPressure 6.43 kJ/mol
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Earth
gptkb:Sir_William_Ramsay
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4