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Argon
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What's The Definition Of Argon?
[n] a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere
Synonyms | Synonyms for Argon: Ar | atomic number 18 Related Terms | Find terms related to Argon: See Also | air | argonon | chemical element | element | inert gas | noble gas Argon In Webster's Dictionary \Ar"gon\, n. [Gr. ? inactive.] (Chem.)
A substance regarded as an element, contained in the
atmosphere and remarkable for its chemical inertness.
--Rayleigh and Ramsay.
\Ar"gon\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, neut. of ? inactive; ? priv. + ? work.] (Chem.) A colorless, odorless gas occurring in the air (of which it constitutes 0.93 per cent by volume), in volcanic gases, etc.; -- so named on account of its inertness by Rayleigh and Ramsay, who prepared and examined it in 1894-95. Symbol, A; at. wt., 39.9. Argon is condensible to a colorless liquid boiling at -186.1[deg] C. and to a solid melting at -189.6[deg] C. It has a characteristic spectrum. No compounds of it are known, but there is physical evidence that its molecule is monatomic. Weight of one liter at 0[deg] C. and 760 mm., 1.7828 g. |
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