Xenon

Atomic number

54

Atomic mass (u)

131.29

Category

Noble gas

Standard state

Gas

Melting point

-111.79 °C (161.36 K)

Boiling point

-108.12 °C (165.03 K)

Density (g/cm³)

0.005887

Electronegativity (Pauling)

2.6

Electron configuration

[Kr]5s2 4d10 5p6

Oxidation states

0

Atomic radius (pm)

216

First ionization energy (eV)

12.130

Discovery & recognition

Discovery year / period (PubChem)

1898

Discovery credited to (RSC)

Sir William Ramsay and Morris Travers

Date or period recorded by RSC

1898

Discovery place

Not supplied in the structured record; see the RSC history source.

An ancient date does not identify a first human discovery. Different references may date observation, isolation and formal recognition differently.

Natural occurrence & production

The creation of an element’s nuclei and its concentration into terrestrial deposits are different processes. The occurrence note below concerns its presence or production on Earth; it is not a complete account of nucleosynthesis.

“Xenon is present in the atmosphere at a concentration of 0.086 parts per million by volume.”

Royal Society of Chemistry · occurrence excerpt ↗

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