Xenon information, including Technical Data, Safety Data and its high purity properties, research, applications and other useful facts are discussed below. Scientific facts such as the atomic structure, ionization energy, abundance on Earth, conductivity and thermal properties are included.
 Xenon is a Block P, Group 18, Period 5 element. The number of electrons in each of Xenon's shells is 2, 8, 18, 18, 8 and its electronic configuration is [Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p6. In its elemental form xenon's CAS number is 7440-63-3. The xenon atom has a radius of 216.pm and it's Van der Waals radius is 216.pm. Due to their strong oxidizing properties, Xenon compounds are considered to be toxic although xenon itself is not.
Xenon was discovered by Sir William Ramsay and Morris W. Travers in 1898. Xenon is present in the atmosphere and is commercially produced as a byproduct of the separation of air into oxygen and nitrogen.
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Xenon Abundance. The following table shows the abundance of xenon and each of its naturally occurring isotopes on Earth along with the atomic mass for each isotope.
| Isotope |
Atomic Mass |
% Abundance on Earth |
| Xe-124 |
123.905896 |
0.10 |
| Xe-126 |
125.904269 |
0.09 |
| Xe-128 |
127.903530 |
1.91 |
| Xe-129 |
128.9047794 |
26.4 |
| Xe-130 |
129.903508 |
4.1 |
| Xe-131 |
130.905082 |
21.2 |
| Xe-132 |
131.904154 |
26.9 |
| Xe-134 |
133.9053945 |
10.4 |
| Xe-136 |
135.907220 |
8.9 |
The following table shows the abundance of Rubidium present in the human body and in the universe scaled to parts per billion (ppb) by weight and by atom:
| |
Typical Human Body |
Universe |
| by Weight |
no data |
10 ppb |
| by Atom |
no data |
0.09 ppb |
Xenon Safety Data. The safety data for xenon metal, nanoparticles and its compounds can vary widely depending on the form. For potential hazard information, toxicity, and road, sea and air transportation limitations, such as DOT Hazard Class, DOT Number, EU Number, NFPA Health rating and RTECS Class, please see the specific material or compound referenced in the left margin. Xenon compounds have no biological role.
Ionization Energy. The ionization energy for xenon (the least required energy to release a single electron from the atom in it's ground state in the gas phase) is stated in the following table:
| 1st Ionization Energy |
1170.36 kJ mol-1 |
| 2nd Ionization Energy |
2046.45 kJ mol-1 |
| 3rd Ionization Energy |
3099.42 kJ mol-1 |
Conductivity. As to xenon's electrical and thermal conductivity, the electrical conductivity measured in terms of electrical resistivity @ 20 ºC is - µOcm and its electronegativities (or its ability to draw electrons relative to other elements) is 2.6. The thermal conductivity of xenon is 0.0056 W m-1 K-1.
Thermal Properties of Xenon. The melting point and boiling point for xenon are stated below. The following chart sets forth the heat of fusion, heat of vaporization and heat of atomization.
| Heat of Fusion |
3.1 kJ mol-1 |
| Heat of Vaporization |
12.65 kJ mol-1 |
| Heat of Atomization |
0 kJ mol-1 |
Recent Research & Development for Xenon
Photochemical fate of a mixture of emerging pollutants in the presence of humic substances.
Carlos L, Mártire DO, Gonzalez MC, Gomis J, Bernabeu A, Amat AM, Arques A.
Water Res. 2012 Jun 19. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
22766461
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The Shaker Potassium Channel Is No Target for Xenon Anesthesia in Short-Sleeping Drosophila melanogaster Mutants.
Schaper C, Höcker J, Böhm R, Roeder T, Bein B.
ScientificWorldJournal. 2012;2012:373709. Epub 2012 Jun 18.
PMID:
22761550
[PubMed - in process]
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Fabrication characterization and activity of a solar light driven photocatalyst: cerium doped TiO2 magnetic nanofibers.
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J Nanosci Nanotechnol. 2012 Mar;12(3):2522-8.
PMID:
22755084
[PubMed - in process]
Solid-state NMR and TGA studies of silver reduction in chabazite.
Chen F, Liu Y, Wasylishen RE, Xu Z, Kuznicki SM.
J Nanosci Nanotechnol. 2012 Mar;12(3):1988-93.
PMID:
22755010
[PubMed - in process]
A new method for measuring the response time of the high pressure ionization chamber.
Wang Z, Shen Y, An J.
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PMID:
22750563
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Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2012 Jun 15. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
22749870
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[Xenon anaesthesia - Clinical characteristics, benefits and disadvantages and fields of application].
Höcker J, Grünewald M, Bein B.
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PMID:
22744851
[PubMed - in process]
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PMID:
22743485
[PubMed - in process]
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PMID:
22740156
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Eur Radiol. 2012 Jun 27. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
22736190
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Anesthesiology. 2012 Jun 21. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
22728782
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Diffusive Nature of Xenon Anesthetic Changes Properties of a Lipid Bilayer: Molecular Dynamics Simulations.
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J Phys Chem B. 2012 Jun 20. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
22715916
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PMID:
22709983
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PMID:
22707162
[PubMed - in process]
Application of collimator broad correction three dimensional ordered subsets expectation maximization for regional cerebral blood flow measurement.
Okada M, Hayashi M, Tsuji H, Akagi H, Okayama K, Narumi Y.
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PMID:
22687902
[PubMed - in process]
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Early differentiation and volatile accretion recorded in deep-mantle neon and xenon.
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PMID:
22678288
[PubMed - in process]
Photoconversion for Tracking the Dynamics of Cell Movement in Xenopus laevis Embryos.
Chernet BT, Adams DS, Levin M.
Cold Spring Harb Protoc. 2012 Jun 1;2012(6). pii: pdb.prot068502. doi: 10.1101/pdb.prot068502.
PMID:
22661444
[PubMed - in process]
Identification of Two Mutations (F758W and F758Y) in the N-methyl-D-aspartate Receptor Glycine-binding Site that Selectively Prevent Competitive Inhibition by Xenon without Affecting Glycine Binding.
Armstrong SP, Banks PJ, McKitrick TJ, Geldart CH, Edge CJ, Babla R, Simillis C, Franks NP, Dickinson R.
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PMID:
22634870
[PubMed - in process]
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Yoshioki S.
J Mol Graph Model. 2012 Jul;37:39-48. Epub 2012 Mar 30.
PMID:
22627268
[PubMed - in process]
Post-conditioning by xenon reduces ischaemia-reperfusion injury of the spinal cord in rats.
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22621442
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