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It was discovered in 1894 and it was Argon.
In 1785 Henry Cavendish, an English chemist and physicist, found that air contains a small proportion (slightly less than 1 percent) of a substance that is chemically less active than nitrogen. A century later Lord Rayleigh, an English physicist, isolated from the air a gas that he thought was pure nitrogen, but he found that it was denser than nitrogen that had been prepared by liberating it from its compounds. He reasoned that his aerial nitrogen must contain a small amount of a denser gas. In 1894, Sir William Ramsay, a Scottish chemist, collaborated with Rayleigh in isolating this gas, which proved to be a new element---argon.
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Atoms that are known as inert or noble rarely undergo reactions because?
Noble gases are non-reactive due to their stability. The outer most shell shoud have 8 electrons to be stable and all the elements in the eighth group have 8 electrons in their outer most shell so they do not need to take part in chemical reactions to become stable THAT is why they are non reactive!
What is the term for not chemically active?
inert
What is inert tissue?
Inert tissues include all structures that would not be considered contractile or neurological, such as joint capsules, ligaments, bursae, blood vessels, cartilage and dura matter.
What is a closed pack position?
the joint is put into a position where all inert tissues are tight.
Is moldy bread a consumer?
Bread is an inert object and is not a producer or a consumer. The mold is a consumer.
Why are the inert gases called by this term?
The Noble gases were known as inert gases because it was believed that they were completely unreactive. This is no longer true as scientists have discovered compounds containing noble gas elements.
Why was neon and helium missing from Newlands periodic table?
because inert gases were not discovered at that time..
Why are noble gasses also known as inert gasses?
The noble gases were once called inert gases because until about 1960, no compounds of them had been discovered.
Can inert gases be stored with oxidizing gases?
An inert gas is one that won't react with other gases. You can store inert gases with any other gases - oxygen (an oxidizing gas) and argon (an inert gas) are commonly stored together in industrial settings.
The noble gases are inert This means they?
inert means they are not reactive gases. (:
Heaviest of the noble gases?
Radon is the heaviest of the inert gases. The inert gases are also known as the noble gases and are the lightest elements.
What are inert gases?
Inert gases are the noble gases (He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe, and Rn). They used to be called the inert gases until Neil Bartlett proved that you could make compounds out of some of them, so they were renamed "inert" gases.
What is the percentage of inert gases in atmosphere?
there is 1.25 percent of inert gases in the atmosphere
What is the percentage of inert gases the atmosphere?
there is 1.25 percent of inert gases in the atmosphere
What is another word for chemically nonreactive?
inert as in the inert gases or "noble" gases
The inert gases can also be called what?
Inert gases can also be called noble gases. An example is Helium.
Is neon a part of the noble gases family or the inert gases family?
Yes. Neon is a part of noble gases (or inert gases)
