Xenon (Xe)
Makes very bright car headlights.
Xenon facts
- Symbol
- Xe
- Atomic number
- 54
- Atomic mass
- 131.29
- Family
- Noble gases
- Period
- 5
- Group
- 18
Famous reactions with xenon
- A noble gas reacts! Xenon meets FluorineXenon difluoride Xe + F₂ → XeF₂ · In sunlight or when heated · Try it
What does xenon react with?
In our lab xenon doesn't make any new substances when it's simply mixed with the others.
Nothing happens when it's simply mixed with 97 of the others. 21 pairings have never been tried, because not enough atoms have ever existed.