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Where did they get the name Xenon from?

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Xenon was discovered William Ramsay and Morris Travers in 1898, shortly after their discovery of the elements krypton and neon. They found a gas present in the residue left over from evaporating components of liquid air. Ramsay suggested the name xenonfor this gas from the Greek word xenon meaning 'foreigner', 'stranger' or 'guest'.

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