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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>Xenon was discovered in England by the Scottish chemist <a href="/facts/William_Ramsay/fGzWlHlP">William Ramsay</a> and English chemist <a href="/facts/Morris_Travers/oKyfxmCX">Morris Travers</a> on July 12, 1898,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a> shortly after their discovery of the elements <a href="/facts/Krypton/llkNlCke">krypton</a> and <a href="/facts/Neon/5bF1FwGL">neon</a>. They found xenon in the residue left over from evaporating components of <a href="/facts/Liquid_air/soClHXAx">liquid air</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a> Ramsay suggested the name <i>xenon</i> for this gas from the <a href="/facts/Greek_language/pzDd6eIz">Greek</a> word ξένον <i>xénon</i>, neuter singular form of ξένος <i>xénos</i>, meaning 'foreign(er)', 'strange(r)', or 'guest'.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a> In 1902, Ramsay estimated the proportion of xenon in the Earth's atmosphere to be one part in 20 million.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a> </p><p>During the 1930s, American engineer <a href="/facts/Harold_Eugene_Edgerton/QR9k1zPt">Harold Edgerton</a> began exploring <a href="/facts/Strobe_light/KUnEksgc">strobe light</a> technology for <a href="/facts/High-speed_photography/QzHqIVfj">high speed photography</a>. This led him to the invention of the xenon <a href="/facts/Flashtube/AMS4bfA5">flash lamp</a> in which light is generated by passing brief electric current through a tube filled with xenon gas. In 1934, Edgerton was able to generate flashes as brief as one <a href="/facts/Microsecond/zdW1DEb2">microsecond</a> with this method.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a> </p><p>In 1939, American physician <a href="/facts/Albert_R._Behnke/hMb2oQNx">Albert R. Behnke</a> Jr. began exploring the causes of "drunkenness" in deep-sea divers. He tested the effects of varying the breathing mixtures on his subjects, and discovered that this caused the divers to perceive a change in depth. From his results, he deduced that xenon gas could serve as an <a href="/facts/Anesthesia/b3MKVn8E">anesthetic</a>. Although Russian toxicologist Nikolay V. Lazarev apparently studied xenon anesthesia in 1941, the first published report confirming xenon anesthesia was in 1946 by American medical researcher John H. Lawrence, who experimented on mice. Xenon was first used as a surgical anesthetic in 1951 by American anesthesiologist Stuart C. Cullen, who successfully used it with two patients.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23"><sup>23</sup></a> </p> <p>Xenon and the other noble gases were for a long time considered to be completely chemically inert and not able to form <a href="/facts/Chemical_compound/37FXqqtv">compounds</a>. However, while teaching at the <a href="/facts/University_of_British_Columbia/8QCl5YGd">University of British Columbia</a>, <a href="/facts/Neil_Bartlett_(chemist)/l9jReu2S">Neil Bartlett</a> discovered that the gas <a href="/facts/Platinum_hexafluoride/Nqqdd4Xc">platinum hexafluoride</a> (PtF6) was a powerful <a href="/facts/Redox/Pyd5RVcj">oxidizing</a> agent that could oxidize oxygen gas (O2) to form <a href="/facts/Dioxygenyl_hexafluoroplatinate/AUcQD8RL">dioxygenyl hexafluoroplatinate</a> (O+2[PtF6]−).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24"><sup>24</sup></a> Since O2 (1165 kJ/mol) and xenon (1170 kJ/mol) have almost the same first <a href="/facts/Ionization_energy/lezUajfA">ionization potential</a>, Bartlett realized that platinum hexafluoride might also be able to oxidize xenon. On March 23, 1962, he mixed the two gases and produced the first known compound of a noble gas, <a href="/facts/Xenon_hexafluoroplatinate/RtRHxpjp">xenon hexafluoroplatinate</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25"><sup>25</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26"><sup>26</sup></a> </p><p>Bartlett thought its composition to be Xe+[PtF6]−, but later work revealed that it was probably a mixture of various xenon-containing salts.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:27" href="#fn:27"><sup>27</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:28" href="#fn:28"><sup>28</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:29" href="#fn:29"><sup>29</sup></a> Since then, many other xenon compounds have been discovered,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:30" href="#fn:30"><sup>30</sup></a> in addition to some compounds of the noble gases <a href="/facts/Argon/QX6NRH6d">argon</a>, <a href="/facts/Krypton/llkNlCke">krypton</a>, and <a href="/facts/Radon/0V9arWKl">radon</a>, including <a href="/facts/Argon_fluorohydride/QPFN8oXY">argon fluorohydride</a> (HArF),<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:31" href="#fn:31"><sup>31</sup></a> <a href="/facts/Krypton_difluoride/q2tWYnHF">krypton difluoride</a> (KrF2),<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:32" href="#fn:32"><sup>32</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:33" href="#fn:33"><sup>33</sup></a> and <a href="/facts/Radon_difluoride/MwhWcqrW">radon fluoride</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:34" href="#fn:34"><sup>34</sup></a> By 1971, more than 80 xenon compounds were known.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:35" href="#fn:35"><sup>35</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:36" href="#fn:36"><sup>36</sup></a> </p><p>In November 1989, <a href="/facts/IBM/QszA7nwd">IBM</a> scientists demonstrated a technology capable of manipulating individual <a href="/facts/Atom/69syB8dH">atoms</a>. The program, called <a href="/facts/IBM_(atoms)/gQtTn86N">IBM in atoms</a>, used a <a href="/facts/Scanning_tunneling_microscope/LQ4BzmwP">scanning tunneling microscope</a> to arrange 35 individual xenon atoms on a substrate of chilled crystal of <a href="/facts/Nickel/KwMCHYRP">nickel</a> to spell out the three-letter company initialism. It was the first-time atoms had been precisely positioned on a flat surface.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:37" href="#fn:37"><sup>37</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="characteristics">Characteristics</h2> <p>Xenon has <a href="/facts/Atomic_number/bgAr581S">atomic number</a> 54; that is, its nucleus contains 54 <a href="/facts/Proton/clCjepXP">protons</a>. At <a href="/facts/Standard_temperature_and_pressure/JhJv9KFJ">standard temperature and pressure</a>, pure xenon gas has a density of 5.894 kg/m3, about 4.5 times the density of the Earth's atmosphere at sea level, 1.217 kg/m3.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:38" href="#fn:38"><sup>38</sup></a> As a liquid, xenon has a density of up to 3.100 g/mL, with the density maximum occurring at the triple point.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:39" href="#fn:39"><sup>39</sup></a> Liquid xenon has a high polarizability due to its large atomic volume, and thus is an excellent solvent. It can dissolve hydrocarbons, biological molecules, and even water.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:40" href="#fn:40"><sup>40</sup></a> Under the same conditions, the density of solid xenon, 3.640 g/cm3, is greater than the average density of <a href="/facts/Granite/G2evuVKo">granite</a>, 2.75 g/cm3.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:41" href="#fn:41"><sup>41</sup></a> Under <a href="/facts/Pascal_(unit)/Am1To2Qm">gigapascals</a> of <a href="/facts/Pressure/eyc37GRG">pressure</a>, xenon forms a metallic phase.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:42" href="#fn:42"><sup>42</sup></a> </p><p>Solid xenon changes from <a href="/facts/Face-centered_cubic/92Co7BKM">Face-centered cubic</a> (fcc) to <a href="/facts/Close-packing_of_spheres/AqL1HUxe">hexagonal close packed</a> (hcp) crystal phase under pressure and begins to turn metallic at about 140 GPa, with no noticeable volume change in the hcp phase.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:43" href="#fn:43"><sup>43</sup></a> It is completely metallic at 155 GPa.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:44" href="#fn:44"><sup>44</sup></a> When metallized, xenon appears sky blue because it absorbs red light and transmits other visible frequencies. Such behavior is unusual for a metal and is explained by the relatively small width of the electron bands in that state.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:45" href="#fn:45"><sup>45</sup></a>[<i>better source needed</i>] </p> <p>Liquid or solid xenon <a href="/facts/Nanoparticle/k8kNxX4E">nanoparticles</a> can be formed at room temperature by implanting Xe+ ions into a solid matrix. Many solids have lattice constants smaller than solid Xe. This results in compression of the implanted Xe to pressures that may be sufficient for its liquefaction or solidification.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:46" href="#fn:46"><sup>46</sup></a> </p><p>Xenon is a member of the zero-<a href="/facts/Valence_(chemistry)/ck7cHByj">valence</a> elements that are called <a href="/facts/Noble_gas/j0yHMEAE">noble</a> or <a href="/facts/Inert_gas/3EkBEoYh">inert gases</a>. It is inert to most common chemical reactions (such as combustion, for example) because the outer <a href="/facts/Valence_shell/mXPA15VP">valence shell</a> contains eight electrons. This produces a stable, minimum energy configuration in which the outer electrons are tightly bound.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:47" href="#fn:47"><sup>47</sup></a> </p><p>In a <a href="/facts/Gas-filled_tube/uPNhhy7I">gas-filled tube</a>, xenon emits a <a href="/facts/Blue/DHWb8MUa">blue</a> or <a href="/facts/Lavender_(color)/FwCJAXYP">lavenderish</a> glow when excited by <a href="/facts/Electric_arc/1hUPPAG0">electrical discharge</a>. Xenon emits a band of <a href="/facts/Spectral_line/HuI4Bj5f">emission lines</a> that span the visual spectrum,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:48" href="#fn:48"><sup>48</sup></a> but the most intense lines occur in the region of blue light, producing the coloration.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:49" href="#fn:49"><sup>49</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="occurrence-and-production">Occurrence and production</h2> <p>Xenon is a <a href="/facts/Trace_gas/TC9E92BT">trace gas</a> in <a href="/facts/Earth%2527s_atmosphere/FV97Am25">Earth's atmosphere</a>, occurring at a volume fraction of 87±1 nL/L (<a href="/facts/Parts_per_billion/PozRuoLM">parts per billion</a>), or approximately 1 part per 11.5 million.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:50" href="#fn:50"><sup>50</sup></a> It is also found as a component of gases emitted from some <a href="/facts/Mineral_spring/EevTg7cH">mineral springs</a>. Given a total mass of the atmosphere of 5.15×1018 kilograms (1.135×1019 lb), the atmosphere contains on the order of 2.03 gigatonnes (2.00×109 long tons; 2.24×109 short tons) of xenon in total when taking the average molar mass of the atmosphere as 28.96 g/mol which is equivalent to some 394-mass ppb. </p> <h3>The missing Xe problem</h3> <p>The concentration of Xe in the atmosphere is much lower than Ar and Kr, a geological mystery known as "the missing Xe problem". Numerous proposals have been made to explain the mystery, including formation of Xe-Fe oxides in the Earth's lower mantle,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:51" href="#fn:51"><sup>51</sup></a> formation xenon dioxide in silica,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:52" href="#fn:52"><sup>52</sup></a> and reactions between Xe and Fe/Ni in the Earth's core.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:53" href="#fn:53"><sup>53</sup></a> </p> <h3>Commercial</h3> <p>Xenon is obtained commercially as a by-product of the <a href="/facts/Air_separation/WWTx03pP">separation of air</a> into <a href="/facts/Oxygen/acyn6o8r">oxygen</a> and <a href="/facts/Nitrogen/Nf1QpGDz">nitrogen</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:54" href="#fn:54"><sup>54</sup></a> After this separation, generally performed by <a href="/facts/Fractional_distillation/DdNf0k8I">fractional distillation</a> in a double-column plant, the <a href="/facts/Liquid_oxygen/qnI0KDTb">liquid oxygen</a> produced will contain small quantities of <a href="/facts/Krypton/llkNlCke">krypton</a> and xenon. By additional fractional distillation, the liquid oxygen may be enriched to contain 0.1–0.2% of a krypton/xenon mixture, which is extracted either by <a href="/facts/Adsorption/ARH9peYM">adsorption</a> onto <a href="/facts/Silica_gel/qrNxnft5">silica gel</a> or by distillation. Finally, the krypton/xenon mixture may be separated into krypton and xenon by further distillation.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:55" href="#fn:55"><sup>55</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:56" href="#fn:56"><sup>56</sup></a> </p><p>Worldwide production of xenon in 1998 was estimated at 5,000–7,000 cubic metres (180,000–250,000 cu ft).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:57" href="#fn:57"><sup>57</sup></a> At a density of 5.894 grams per litre (0.0002129 lb/cu in) this is equivalent to roughly 30 to 40 tonnes (30 to 39 long tons; 33 to 44 short tons). Because of its scarcity, xenon is much more expensive than the lighter noble gases—approximate prices for the purchase of small quantities in Europe in 1999 were 10 <a href="/facts/Euro/NWG2nlCx">€</a>/L (=~€1.7/g) for xenon, 1 €/L (=~€0.27/g) for krypton, and 0.20 €/L (=~€0.22/g) for neon,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:58" href="#fn:58"><sup>58</sup></a> while the much more plentiful argon, which makes up over 1% by volume of earth's atmosphere, costs less than a cent per liter. </p> <h3>Solar System</h3> <p>Within the Solar System, the <a href="/facts/Nucleon/6fguU9Xk">nucleon</a> fraction of xenon is 1.56×10−8, for an <a href="/facts/Abundance_of_the_chemical_elements/CE9WehBl">abundance</a> of approximately one part in 630 thousand of the total mass.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:59" href="#fn:59"><sup>59</sup></a> Xenon is relatively rare in the <a href="/facts/Sun/CadPCVHh">Sun</a>'s atmosphere, on <a href="/facts/Earth/HLLmDfj0">Earth</a>, and in <a href="/facts/Asteroid/g7Ulr1VB">asteroids</a> and <a href="/facts/Comet/w34utQCd">comets</a>. The abundance of xenon in the atmosphere of planet <a href="/facts/Jupiter/95m7XjMT">Jupiter</a> is unusually high, about 2.6 times that of the Sun.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:60" href="#fn:60"><sup>60</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:61" href="#fn:61"><sup>61</sup></a> This abundance remains unexplained, but may have been caused by an early and rapid buildup of <a href="/facts/Planetesimal/PK60dofs">planetesimals</a>—small, sub-planetary bodies—before the heating of the <a href="/facts/Solar_nebula/cgElXHpM">presolar disk</a>;<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:62" href="#fn:62"><sup>62</sup></a> otherwise, xenon would not have been trapped in the planetesimal ices. The problem of the low terrestrial xenon may be explained by <a href="/facts/Covalent_bond/EzMLf3Pz">covalent bonding</a> of xenon to oxygen within <a href="/facts/Quartz/4n86tE2G">quartz</a>, reducing the <a href="/facts/Outgassing/IgMX4wUP">outgassing</a> of xenon into the atmosphere.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:63" href="#fn:63"><sup>63</sup></a> </p> <h3>Stellar</h3> <p>Unlike the lower-mass noble gases, the normal <a href="/facts/Stellar_nucleosynthesis/qEQJdJe6">stellar nucleosynthesis</a> process inside a star does not form xenon. Nucleosynthesis consumes energy to produce nuclides more massive than <a href="/facts/Iron-56/JnJgjxdn">iron-56</a>, and thus the synthesis of xenon represents no energy gain for a star.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:64" href="#fn:64"><sup>64</sup></a> Instead, xenon is formed during <a href="/facts/Supernova/Pfo2J23l">supernova</a> explosions during the <a href="/facts/R-process/wEDL01yc">r-process</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:65" href="#fn:65"><sup>65</sup></a> by the slow neutron-capture process (<a href="/facts/S-process/31HVkqkI">s-process</a>) in <a href="/facts/Red_giant/lla6Bsvy">red giant</a> stars that have exhausted their core hydrogen and entered the <a href="/facts/Asymptotic_giant_branch/R90sd1Hl">asymptotic giant branch</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:66" href="#fn:66"><sup>66</sup></a> and from radioactive decay, for example by <a href="/facts/Beta_decay/vxTBlckp">beta decay</a> of <a href="/facts/Extinct_radionuclide/dmr9aTBW">extinct</a> <a href="/facts/Iodine-129/oJDlGf5H">iodine-129</a> and <a href="/facts/Spontaneous_fission/0QuJoVKI">spontaneous fission</a> of <a href="/facts/Thorium/ysdWH470">thorium</a>, <a href="/facts/Uranium/n2sGWBzU">uranium</a>, and <a href="/facts/Plutonium/4bUw9zH3">plutonium</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:67" href="#fn:67"><sup>67</sup></a> </p> <h3>Nuclear fission</h3> <p><a href="/facts/Xenon-135/vU9yqxK4">Xenon-135</a> is a notable <a href="/facts/Neutron_poison/bkruR3yz">neutron poison</a> with a high <a href="/facts/Fission_product_yield/5t9htHpQ">fission product yield</a>. As it is relatively short lived, it decays at the same rate it is produced during <i>steady</i> operation of a nuclear reactor. However, if power is reduced or the reactor is <a href="/facts/Scram/C0TIBVKy">scrammed</a>, less xenon is destroyed than is produced from the beta decay of its <a href="/facts/Parent_nuclide/hT0obfLv">parent nuclides</a>. This phenomenon called <a href="/facts/Xenon_poisoning/IH2mYTyp">xenon poisoning</a> can cause significant problems in restarting a reactor after a scram or increasing power after it had been reduced and it was one of several contributing factors in the <a href="/facts/Chernobyl_nuclear_accident/mNj9JHyf">Chernobyl nuclear accident</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:68" href="#fn:68"><sup>68</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:69" href="#fn:69"><sup>69</sup></a> </p><p>Stable or extremely long lived isotopes of xenon are also produced in appreciable quantities in nuclear fission. Xenon-136 is produced both as a fission product and when xenon-135 undergoes <a href="/facts/Neutron_capture/elsFpM12">neutron capture</a> before it can decay. The ratio of xenon-136 to xenon-135 (or its decay products) can give hints as to the power history of a given reactor or identify a nuclear explosion, as xenon-135 is mostly produced by successive beta decays of more neutron-rich fission products. These short-lived nuclides do not share its neutron-absorbing prowess, and so absorb fewer neutrons during the brief moment of a nuclear explosion, lowering the ratio of mass-136 to mass-135 products.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:70" href="#fn:70"><sup>70</sup></a> </p><p>The stable isotope xenon-132 has a fission product yield of over 4% in the <a href="/facts/Thermal_neutron/UMKR4XgJ">thermal neutron</a> fission of 235U which means that stable or nearly stable xenon isotopes have a higher mass fraction in <a href="/facts/Spent_nuclear_fuel/jWDWvJ6d">spent nuclear fuel</a> (which is about 3% fission products) than it does in air. However, there is as of 2022 no commercial effort to extract xenon from spent fuel during <a href="/facts/Nuclear_reprocessing/aTMUoYaW">nuclear reprocessing</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:71" href="#fn:71"><sup>71</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:72" href="#fn:72"><sup>72</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="isotopes">Isotopes</h2> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/Isotopes_of_xenon/Yz78R52h">Isotopes of xenon</a></p> <p>Naturally occurring xenon is composed of seven <a href="/facts/Stable_isotope/vgcdxgjA">stable</a> and two <a href="/facts/Primordial_radionuclide/lFAUqHDv">almost stable</a> <a href="/facts/Isotope/KD9B1y6o">isotopes</a>: 126Xe, 128–132Xe, and 134Xe are stable, 124Xe and 136Xe have very long half-lives, trillions of times the age of the universe. The isotopes 126Xe and 134Xe are predicted by theory to undergo <a href="/facts/Double_beta_decay/ILmpbfqS">double beta decay</a>, but this has never been observed so they are considered stable.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:73" href="#fn:73"><sup>73</sup></a> More than 40 unstable isotopes are known. The longest-lived of these isotopes are the <a href="/facts/Primordial_nuclide/lFAUqHDv">primordial</a> 124Xe, which undergoes <a href="/facts/Double_electron_capture/aQ1ElH3c">double electron capture</a> with a half-life of 1.8×1022 yr,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:74" href="#fn:74"><sup>74</sup></a> and 136Xe, which undergoes double beta decay with a half-life of 2.11 × 1021 yr.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:75" href="#fn:75"><sup>75</sup></a> 129Xe is produced by <a href="/facts/Beta_decay/vxTBlckp">beta decay</a> of 129<a href="/facts/Iodine/JlfMecMf">I</a>, which has a <a href="/facts/Half-life/kGVH8BAB">half-life</a> of 16 million years. 131mXe, 133Xe, 133mXe, and 135Xe are some of the <a href="/facts/Nuclear_fission/LfkIylvm">fission</a> products of 235<a href="/facts/Uranium/n2sGWBzU">U</a> and 239<a href="/facts/Plutonium/4bUw9zH3">Pu</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:76" href="#fn:76"><sup>76</sup></a> and are used to detect and monitor nuclear explosions. </p> <h3>Nuclear spin</h3> <p>Nuclei of two of the stable <a href="/facts/Isotopes_of_xenon/Yz78R52h">isotopes of xenon</a>, 129Xe and 131Xe (both stable isotopes with odd mass numbers), have non-zero intrinsic <a href="/facts/Angular_momentum/7TuSVFxq">angular momenta</a> (<a href="/facts/Spin_(physics)/4Jvp7e8P">nuclear spins</a>, suitable for <a href="/facts/Nuclear_magnetic_resonance/pGYAn9Bz">nuclear magnetic resonance</a>). The nuclear spins can be aligned beyond ordinary polarization levels by means of circularly polarized light and <a href="/facts/Rubidium/KDHSe2HM">rubidium</a> vapor.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:77" href="#fn:77"><sup>77</sup></a> The resulting <a href="/facts/Spin_polarization/S36kxcj2">spin polarization</a> of xenon <a href="/facts/Atomic_nucleus/orpIm5Xl">nuclei</a> can surpass 50% of its maximum possible value, greatly exceeding the thermal equilibrium value dictated by <a href="/facts/Paramagnetic/vj1SMbbp">paramagnetic</a> statistics (typically 0.001% of the maximum value at <a href="/facts/Room_temperature/NjHdkY4A">room temperature</a>, even in the strongest <a href="/facts/Magnet/vvrg6VSk">magnets</a>). Such non-equilibrium alignment of spins is a temporary condition, and is called <i><a href="/facts/Hyperpolarization_(physics)/4GKFC8vS">hyperpolarization</a></i>. The process of hyperpolarizing the xenon is called <i>optical pumping</i> (although the process is different from <a href="/facts/Optical_pumping/vHY8o1Lc">pumping a laser</a>).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:78" href="#fn:78"><sup>78</sup></a> </p><p>Because a 129Xe nucleus has a <a href="/facts/Spin_(physics)/4Jvp7e8P">spin</a> of 1/2, and therefore a zero <a href="/facts/Electric_field/tt4MooBs">electric</a> <a href="/facts/Quadrupole_moment/6pCeNmwT">quadrupole moment</a>, the 129Xe nucleus does not experience any quadrupolar interactions during collisions with other atoms, and the hyperpolarization persists for long periods even after the engendering light and vapor have been removed. Spin polarization of 129Xe can persist from several <a href="/facts/Second/jtFxnJXx">seconds</a> for xenon atoms dissolved in <a href="/facts/Blood/03zEulkj">blood</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:79" href="#fn:79"><sup>79</sup></a> to several hours in the <a href="/facts/Gas_phase/NkHXDdN3">gas phase</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:80" href="#fn:80"><sup>80</sup></a> and several days in deeply frozen solid xenon.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:81" href="#fn:81"><sup>81</sup></a> In contrast, <a href="/facts/Isotopes_of_xenon/Yz78R52h">131Xe</a> has a nuclear spin value of 3⁄2 and a nonzero <a href="/facts/Quadrupole_moment/6pCeNmwT">quadrupole moment</a>, and has t1 relaxation times in the <a href="/facts/Millisecond/xHCyv235">millisecond</a> and <a href="/facts/Second/jtFxnJXx">second</a> ranges.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:82" href="#fn:82"><sup>82</sup></a> </p> <h3>From fission</h3> <p>Some radioactive isotopes of xenon (for example, 133Xe and 135Xe) are produced by <a href="/facts/Neutron/oRCM1geb">neutron</a> irradiation of fissionable material within <a href="/facts/Nuclear_reactor/8xqjIbge">nuclear reactors</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:83" href="#fn:83"><sup>83</sup></a> <a href="/facts/Xenon-135/vU9yqxK4">135Xe</a> is of considerable significance in the operation of <a href="/facts/Nuclear_reactor/8xqjIbge">nuclear fission reactors</a>. 135Xe has a huge <a href="/facts/Neutron_cross-section/gAkJmXXA">cross section</a> for <a href="/facts/Thermal_neutron/UMKR4XgJ">thermal neutrons</a>, 2.6×106 <a href="/facts/Barn_(unit)/0yCEtKJ9">barns</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:84" href="#fn:84"><sup>84</sup></a> and operates as a <a href="/facts/Neutron_absorber/bkruR3yz">neutron absorber</a> or "<a href="/facts/Nuclear_poison/bkruR3yz">poison</a>" that can slow or stop the chain reaction after a period of operation. This was discovered in the earliest nuclear reactors built by the American <a href="/facts/Manhattan_Project/gtg8yRK2">Manhattan Project</a> for <a href="/facts/Plutonium/4bUw9zH3">plutonium</a> production. However, the designers had made provisions in the design to increase the reactor's reactivity (the number of neutrons per fission that go on to fission other atoms of <a href="/facts/Nuclear_fuel/8RhAomlJ">nuclear fuel</a>).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:85" href="#fn:85"><sup>85</sup></a> </p><p>135Xe reactor poisoning was a major factor in the <a href="/facts/Chernobyl_disaster/mNj9JHyf">Chernobyl disaster</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:86" href="#fn:86"><sup>86</sup></a> A shutdown or decrease of power of a reactor can result in buildup of 135Xe, with reactor operation going into a condition known as the <a href="/facts/Iodine_pit/IH2mYTyp">iodine pit</a>. Under adverse conditions, relatively high concentrations of radioactive xenon isotopes may emanate from cracked <a href="/facts/Fuel_rod/8RhAomlJ">fuel rods</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:87" href="#fn:87"><sup>87</sup></a> or fissioning of uranium in <a href="/facts/Water_cooling/XLrzhCJS">cooling water</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:88" href="#fn:88"><sup>88</sup></a> </p><p>Isotope ratios of xenon produced in <a href="/facts/Natural_nuclear_fission_reactor/G7FIGsEV">natural nuclear fission reactors</a> at <a href="/facts/Oklo/p2jg2BuS">Oklo</a> in Gabon reveal the reactor properties during chain reaction that took place about 2 billion years ago.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:89" href="#fn:89"><sup>89</sup></a> </p> <h3>Cosmic processes</h3> <p>Because xenon is a tracer for two parent isotopes, xenon isotope ratios in <a href="/facts/Meteorite/NsmHlBlX">meteorites</a> are a powerful tool for studying the <a href="/facts/Formation_of_the_Solar_System/cgElXHpM">formation of the Solar System</a>. The <a href="/facts/Iodine%25E2%2580%2593xenon_dating/oJDlGf5H">iodine–xenon method</a> of <a href="/facts/Radiometric_dating/bDFjdPqV">dating</a> gives the time elapsed between <a href="/facts/Nucleosynthesis/F9MIeADF">nucleosynthesis</a> and the condensation of a solid object from the <a href="/facts/Solar_nebula/cgElXHpM">solar nebula</a>. In 1960, physicist <a href="/facts/John_Reynolds_(physicist)/7qGf2zKc">John H. Reynolds</a> discovered that certain <a href="/facts/Meteorite/NsmHlBlX">meteorites</a> contained an isotopic anomaly in the form of an overabundance of xenon-129. He inferred that this was a <a href="/facts/Decay_product/hT0obfLv">decay product</a> of radioactive <a href="/facts/Iodine-129/oJDlGf5H">iodine-129</a>. This isotope is produced slowly by <a href="/facts/Cosmic_ray_spallation/gSlq9VEP">cosmic ray spallation</a> and <a href="/facts/Nuclear_fission/LfkIylvm">nuclear fission</a>, but is produced in quantity only in supernova explosions.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:90" href="#fn:90"><sup>90</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:91" href="#fn:91"><sup>91</sup></a> </p><p>Because the half-life of 129I is comparatively short on a cosmological time scale (16 million years), this demonstrated that only a short time had passed between the supernova and the time the meteorites had solidified and trapped the 129I. These two events (supernova and solidification of gas cloud) were inferred to have happened during the early history of the <a href="/facts/Solar_System/QIcLSazQ">Solar System</a>, because the 129I isotope was likely generated shortly before the Solar System was formed, seeding the solar gas cloud with isotopes from a second source. This supernova source may also have caused collapse of the solar gas cloud.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:92" href="#fn:92"><sup>92</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:93" href="#fn:93"><sup>93</sup></a> </p><p>In a similar way, xenon isotopic ratios such as 129Xe/130Xe and 136Xe/130Xe are a powerful tool for understanding planetary differentiation and early outgassing.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:94" href="#fn:94"><sup>94</sup></a> For example, the <a href="/facts/Atmosphere_of_Mars/DKT5TMlY">atmosphere of Mars</a> shows a xenon abundance similar to that of Earth (0.08 parts per million<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:95" href="#fn:95"><sup>95</sup></a>) but Mars shows a greater abundance of 129Xe than the Earth or the Sun. Since this isotope is generated by radioactive decay, the result may indicate that Mars lost most of its primordial atmosphere, possibly within the first 100 million years after the planet was formed.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:96" href="#fn:96"><sup>96</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:97" href="#fn:97"><sup>97</sup></a> In another example, excess 129Xe found in <a href="/facts/Carbon_dioxide/xGzpppEp">carbon dioxide</a> well gases from <a href="/facts/New_Mexico/wosJCGaW">New Mexico</a> is believed to be from the decay of <a href="/facts/Mantle_(geology)/RpDdtjCr">mantle</a>-derived gases from soon after Earth's formation.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:98" href="#fn:98"><sup>98</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:99" href="#fn:99"><sup>99</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="compounds">Compounds</h2> <p class="note">See also: Category:Xenon compounds</p> <p>After Neil Bartlett's discovery in 1962 that xenon can form chemical compounds, a large number of xenon compounds have been discovered and described. Almost all known xenon compounds contain the <a href="/facts/Electronegative/H7Vq7Uah">electronegative</a> atoms fluorine or oxygen. The chemistry of xenon in each oxidation state is analogous to that of the neighboring element <a href="/facts/Iodine/JlfMecMf">iodine</a> in the immediately lower oxidation state.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:100" href="#fn:100"><sup>100</sup></a> </p> <h3>Halides</h3> <p>Three <a href="/facts/Fluoride/LpqNMzwa">fluorides</a> are known: <a href="/facts/Xenon_difluoride/vKS7zojD">XeF2</a>, <a href="/facts/Xenon_tetrafluoride/blYIn0x7">XeF4</a>, and <a href="/facts/Xenon_hexafluoride/QU16jh1g">XeF6</a>. XeF is theorized to be unstable.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:101" href="#fn:101"><sup>101</sup></a> These are the starting points for the synthesis of almost all xenon compounds. </p><p>The solid, crystalline difluoride XeF2 is formed when a mixture of <a href="/facts/Fluorine/YUV0Fb8m">fluorine</a> and xenon gases is exposed to ultraviolet light.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:102" href="#fn:102"><sup>102</sup></a> The ultraviolet component of ordinary daylight is sufficient.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:103" href="#fn:103"><sup>103</sup></a> Long-term heating of XeF2 at high temperatures under an NiF2 catalyst yields XeF6.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:104" href="#fn:104"><sup>104</sup></a> Pyrolysis of XeF6 in the presence of <a href="/facts/Sodium_fluoride/HHcvwK7s">NaF</a> yields high-purity XeF4.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:105" href="#fn:105"><sup>105</sup></a> </p><p>The xenon fluorides behave as both fluoride acceptors and fluoride donors, forming salts that contain such cations as XeF+ and Xe2F+3, and anions such as XeF−5, XeF−7, and XeF2−8. The green, paramagnetic Xe+2 is formed by the reduction of XeF2 by xenon gas.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:106" href="#fn:106"><sup>106</sup></a> </p><p>XeF2 also forms <a href="/facts/Complex_(chemistry)/1tCyeQUm">coordination complexes</a> with transition metal ions. More than 30 such complexes have been synthesized and characterized.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:107" href="#fn:107"><sup>107</sup></a> </p><p>Whereas the xenon fluorides are well characterized, the other halides are not. <a href="/facts/Xenon_dichloride/CvFfonbL">Xenon dichloride</a>, formed by the high-frequency irradiation of a mixture of xenon, fluorine, and <a href="/facts/Silicon_tetrachloride/MXnhxpVK">silicon</a> or <a href="/facts/Carbon_tetrachloride/S2ekjT0E">carbon tetrachloride</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:108" href="#fn:108"><sup>108</sup></a> is reported to be an endothermic, colorless, crystalline compound that decomposes into the elements at 80 °C. However, XeCl2 may be merely a <a href="/facts/Van_der_Waals_molecule/qcmsRbu0">van der Waals molecule</a> of weakly bound Xe atoms and Cl2 molecules and not a real compound.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:109" href="#fn:109"><sup>109</sup></a> Theoretical calculations indicate that the linear molecule XeCl2 is less stable than the van der Waals complex.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:110" href="#fn:110"><sup>110</sup></a> <a href="/facts/Xenon_tetrachloride/qhj4cxUg">Xenon tetrachloride</a> and <a href="/facts/Xenon_dibromide/KgCD8lBN">xenon dibromide</a> are even more unstable and they cannot be synthesized by chemical reactions. They were created by <a href="/facts/Radioactive_decay/Ya6FVjt4">radioactive decay</a> of 129ICl−4 and 129IBr−2, respectively.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:111" href="#fn:111"><sup>111</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:112" href="#fn:112"><sup>112</sup></a> </p> <h3>Oxides and oxohalides</h3> <p>Three oxides of xenon are known: <a href="/facts/Xenon_trioxide/Yjqc2Fcr">xenon trioxide</a> (XeO3) and <a href="/facts/Xenon_tetroxide/4dmHIbue">xenon tetroxide</a> (XeO4), both of which are dangerously explosive and powerful oxidizing agents, and <a href="/facts/Xenon_dioxide/SCvMaB5A">xenon dioxide</a> (XeO2), which was reported in 2011 with a <a href="/facts/Coordination_number/mf48hsoX">coordination number</a> of four.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:113" href="#fn:113"><sup>113</sup></a> XeO2 forms when xenon tetrafluoride is poured over ice. Its crystal structure may allow it to replace silicon in silicate minerals.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:114" href="#fn:114"><sup>114</sup></a> The XeOO+ cation has been identified by <a href="/facts/Infrared_spectroscopy/u1Hzx617">infrared spectroscopy</a> in solid <a href="/facts/Argon/QX6NRH6d">argon</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:115" href="#fn:115"><sup>115</sup></a> </p><p>Xenon does not react with oxygen directly; the trioxide is formed by the hydrolysis of XeF6:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:116" href="#fn:116"><sup>116</sup></a> </p> XeF6 + 3 H2O → XeO3 + 6 HF <p>XeO3 is weakly acidic, dissolving in alkali to form unstable <i>xenate</i> salts containing the HXeO−4 anion. These unstable salts easily <a href="/facts/Disproportionation/67QMkXrV">disproportionate</a> into xenon gas and <a href="/facts/Perxenate/WkvCTVDH">perxenate</a> salts, containing the XeO4−6 anion.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:117" href="#fn:117"><sup>117</sup></a> </p><p>Barium perxenate, when treated with concentrated <a href="/facts/Sulfuric_acid/Wom6fymJ">sulfuric acid</a>, yields gaseous xenon tetroxide:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:118" href="#fn:118"><sup>118</sup></a> </p> Ba2XeO6 + 2 H2SO4 → 2 BaSO4 + 2 H2O + XeO4 <p>To prevent decomposition, the xenon tetroxide thus formed is quickly cooled into a pale-yellow solid. It explodes above −35.9 °C into xenon and oxygen gas, but is otherwise stable. </p><p>A number of xenon oxyfluorides are known, including XeOF2, <a href="/facts/Xenon_oxytetrafluoride/Plc6DtAU">XeOF4</a>, XeO2F2, and XeO3F2. XeOF2 is formed by reacting <a href="/facts/Oxygen_difluoride/7WF0HL33">OF2</a> with xenon gas at low temperatures. It may also be obtained by partial hydrolysis of XeF4. It disproportionates at −20 °C into XeF2 and XeO2F2.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:119" href="#fn:119"><sup>119</sup></a> XeOF4 is formed by the partial hydrolysis of XeF6...<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:120" href="#fn:120"><sup>120</sup></a> </p> XeF6 + H2O → XeOF4 + 2 HF <p>...or the reaction of XeF6 with sodium perxenate, Na4XeO6. The latter reaction also produces a small amount of XeO3F2. </p><p>XeO2F2 is also formed by partial hydrolysis of XeF6.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:121" href="#fn:121"><sup>121</sup></a> </p> XeF6 + 2 H2O → XeO2F2 + 4 HF <p>XeOF4 reacts with <a href="/facts/Caesium_fluoride/edycrnDL">CsF</a> to form the XeOF−5 anion,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:122" href="#fn:122"><sup>122</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:123" href="#fn:123"><sup>123</sup></a> while XeOF3 reacts with the alkali metal fluorides <a href="/facts/Potassium_fluoride/C4133zRy">KF</a>, <a href="/facts/Rubidium_fluoride/ksqB15K5">RbF</a> and CsF to form the XeOF−4 anion.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:124" href="#fn:124"><sup>124</sup></a> </p> <h3>Other compounds</h3> <p>Xenon can be directly bonded to a less electronegative element than fluorine or oxygen, particularly <a href="/facts/Carbon/ukrgQexo">carbon</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:125" href="#fn:125"><sup>125</sup></a> Electron-withdrawing groups, such as groups with fluorine substitution, are necessary to stabilize these compounds.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:126" href="#fn:126"><sup>126</sup></a> Numerous such compounds have been characterized, including:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:127" href="#fn:127"><sup>127</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:128" href="#fn:128"><sup>128</sup></a> </p> <ul><li>C6F5–Xe+–N≡C–CH3, where C6F5 is the pentafluorophenyl group.</li> <li>[C6F5]2Xe</li> <li>C6F5–Xe–C≡N</li> <li>C6F5–Xe–F</li> <li>C6F5–Xe–Cl</li> <li>C2F5–C≡C–Xe+</li> <li>[CH3]3C–C≡C–Xe+</li> <li>C6F5–XeF+2</li> <li>(C6F5Xe)2Cl+</li></ul> <p>Other compounds containing xenon bonded to a less electronegative element include F–Xe–N(SO2F)2 and F–Xe–BF2. The latter is synthesized from <a href="/facts/Dioxygenyl/EBakMwWS">dioxygenyl</a> tetrafluoroborate, O2BF4, at −100 °C.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:129" href="#fn:129"><sup>129</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:130" href="#fn:130"><sup>130</sup></a> </p><p>An unusual ion containing xenon is the <a href="/facts/Tetraxenonogold(II)/J1lAspTK">tetraxenonogold(II)</a> cation, AuXe2+4, which contains Xe–Au bonds.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:131" href="#fn:131"><sup>131</sup></a> This ion occurs in the compound AuXe4(Sb2F11)2, and is remarkable in having direct chemical bonds between two notoriously unreactive atoms, xenon and <a href="/facts/Gold/1znknojp">gold</a>, with xenon acting as a transition metal ligand. A similar mercury complex (HgXe)(Sb3F17) (formulated as [HgXe2+][Sb2F11–][SbF6–]) is also known.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:132" href="#fn:132"><sup>132</sup></a> </p><p>The compound Xe2Sb2F11 contains a Xe–Xe bond, the longest element-element bond known (308.71 pm = 3.0871 <a href="/facts/Angstrom/T5mjdd97">Å</a>).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:133" href="#fn:133"><sup>133</sup></a> </p><p>In 1995, M. Räsänen and co-workers, scientists at the <a href="/facts/University_of_Helsinki/auoyYhDV">University of Helsinki</a> in <a href="/facts/Finland/G5Ak6T91">Finland</a>, announced the preparation of xenon dihydride (HXeH), and later xenon hydride-hydroxide (HXeOH), hydroxenoacetylene (HXeCCH), and other Xe-containing molecules.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:134" href="#fn:134"><sup>134</sup></a> In 2008, Khriachtchev <i>et al.</i> reported the preparation of HXeOXeH by the <a href="/facts/Photolysis/nzRyzh8I">photolysis</a> of water within a <a href="/facts/Cryogenic/cw7dHAkp">cryogenic</a> xenon matrix.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:135" href="#fn:135"><sup>135</sup></a> <a href="/facts/Deuterium/Bv4wfCkw">Deuterated</a> molecules, HXeOD and DXeOH, have also been produced.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:136" href="#fn:136"><sup>136</sup></a> </p> <h3>Clathrates and excimers</h3> <p class="note">See also: <a href="/facts/Excimer_laser/Tw8UrIc7">Excimer laser</a></p> <p>In addition to compounds where xenon forms a <a href="/facts/Chemical_bond/ArNUMnIB">chemical bond</a>, xenon can form <a href="/facts/Clathrate/QYoBcBg1">clathrates</a>—substances where xenon atoms or pairs are trapped by the <a href="/facts/Crystal_structure/bJ4bCeHd">crystalline lattice</a> of another compound. One example is <a href="/facts/Xenon_hydrate/3lVEg9H7">xenon hydrate</a> (Xe·5+3⁄4H2O), where xenon atoms occupy vacancies in a lattice of water molecules.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:137" href="#fn:137"><sup>137</sup></a> This clathrate has a melting point of 24 °C.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:138" href="#fn:138"><sup>138</sup></a> The <a href="/facts/Deuterate/dev82l69">deuterated</a> version of this hydrate has also been produced.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:139" href="#fn:139"><sup>139</sup></a> Another example is xenon <a href="/facts/Hydride/v2rlBGMg">hydride</a> (Xe(H2)8), in which xenon pairs (<a href="/facts/Dimer_(chemistry)/mU64PnEq">dimers</a>) are trapped inside <a href="/facts/Solid_hydrogen/TMCKnUGg">solid hydrogen</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:140" href="#fn:140"><sup>140</sup></a> Such <a href="/facts/Clathrate_hydrate/3lVEg9H7">clathrate hydrates</a> can occur naturally under conditions of high pressure, such as in <a href="/facts/Lake_Vostok/y87E9EIj">Lake Vostok</a> underneath the <a href="/facts/Antarctica/bEM5Lem5">Antarctic</a> ice sheet.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:141" href="#fn:141"><sup>141</sup></a> Clathrate formation can be used to fractionally distill xenon, argon and krypton.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:142" href="#fn:142"><sup>142</sup></a> </p><p>Xenon can also form <a href="/facts/Endohedral_fullerene/4XnqTsxf">endohedral fullerene</a> compounds, where a xenon atom is trapped inside a <a href="/facts/Fullerene/LPdnl8ox">fullerene</a> molecule. The xenon atom trapped in the fullerene can be observed by 129Xe <a href="/facts/Nuclear_magnetic_resonance/pGYAn9Bz">nuclear magnetic resonance</a> (NMR) spectroscopy. Through the sensitive <a href="/facts/Chemical_shift/VoCY7s7R">chemical shift</a> of the xenon atom to its environment, chemical reactions on the fullerene molecule can be analyzed. These observations are not without caveat, however, because the xenon atom has an electronic influence on the reactivity of the fullerene.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:143" href="#fn:143"><sup>143</sup></a> </p><p>When xenon atoms are in the <a href="/facts/Stationary_state/HBQvbb6s">ground energy state</a>, they repel each other and will not form a bond. When xenon atoms becomes energized, however, they can form an <a href="/facts/Excimer/u5gfyLUI">excimer</a> (excited dimer) until the electrons return to the <a href="/facts/Ground_state/ML7cfCug">ground state</a>. This entity is formed because the xenon atom tends to complete the outermost <a href="/facts/Electron_shell/QxI30eh9">electronic shell</a> by adding an electron from a neighboring xenon atom. The typical lifetime of a xenon excimer is 1–5 nanoseconds, and the decay releases <a href="/facts/Photon/mFNhAEzA">photons</a> with <a href="/facts/Wavelength/kcJU0ymz">wavelengths</a> of about 150 and 173 <a href="/facts/Nanometre/a98sjHyu">nm</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:144" href="#fn:144"><sup>144</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:145" href="#fn:145"><sup>145</sup></a> Xenon can also form excimers with other elements, such as the <a href="/facts/Halogen/YeFgWHeA">halogens</a> <a href="/facts/Bromine/oLfj3C7D">bromine</a>, <a href="/facts/Chlorine/y27UwYBM">chlorine</a>, and <a href="/facts/Fluorine/YUV0Fb8m">fluorine</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:146" href="#fn:146"><sup>146</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="applications">Applications</h2> <p>Although xenon is rare and relatively expensive to extract from the <a href="/facts/Atmosphere_of_Earth/FV97Am25">Earth's atmosphere</a>, it has a number of applications. </p> <h3>Illumination and optics</h3> <h4>Gas-discharge lamps</h4> <p>Xenon is used in light-emitting devices called xenon flash lamps, used in <a href="/facts/Flash_(photography)/bfegk3Xy">photographic flashes</a> and stroboscopic lamps;<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:147" href="#fn:147"><sup>147</sup></a> to excite the <a href="/facts/Active_laser_medium/Gmcharyh">active medium</a> in <a href="/facts/Laser/jk6PTvvT">lasers</a> which then generate <a href="/facts/Coherent_light/NF1Rgdoa">coherent light</a>;<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:148" href="#fn:148"><sup>148</sup></a> and, occasionally, in <a href="/facts/Bactericide/X1XwY97r">bactericidal</a> lamps.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:149" href="#fn:149"><sup>149</sup></a> The first solid-state <a href="/facts/Laser/jk6PTvvT">laser</a>, invented in 1960, was pumped by a xenon flash lamp,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:150" href="#fn:150"><sup>150</sup></a> and lasers used to power <a href="/facts/Inertial_confinement_fusion/67Lyy7nb">inertial confinement fusion</a> are also pumped by xenon flash lamps.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:151" href="#fn:151"><sup>151</sup></a> </p><p>Continuous, short-arc, high pressure <a href="/facts/Xenon_arc_lamp/xhQlMhDn">xenon arc lamps</a> have a <a href="/facts/Color_temperature/g77MjsPM">color temperature</a> closely approximating noon sunlight and are used in <a href="/facts/Solar_Simulator/jzqTms2E">solar simulators</a>. That is, the <a href="/facts/Chromaticity/eMDuJLsk">chromaticity</a> of these lamps closely approximates a heated <a href="/facts/Black_body/f0fHghDy">black body</a> radiator at the temperature of the Sun. First introduced in the 1940s, these lamps replaced the shorter-lived <a href="/facts/Carbon_arc_lamp/1y99ep6E">carbon arc lamps</a> in movie projectors.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:152" href="#fn:152"><sup>152</sup></a> They are also employed in typical <a href="/facts/35mm_movie_film/rYmmvuLU">35mm</a>, <a href="/facts/IMAX/ox5Y9EsB">IMAX</a>, and <a href="/facts/Digital_projectors/5fIVG2sq">digital</a> <a href="/facts/Movie_projector/SXzyFeDQ">film projection</a> systems. They are an excellent source of short wavelength <a href="/facts/Ultraviolet/kncBUqn5">ultraviolet</a> radiation and have intense emissions in the near <a href="/facts/Infrared/44XdJNcc">infrared</a> used in some <a href="/facts/Night_vision/tm6ToQgg">night vision</a> systems. Xenon is used as a starter gas in <a href="/facts/Metal-halide_lamp/kxCKb1E9">metal halide lamps</a> for <a href="/facts/HID_Headlight/7fg0kjKa">automotive HID headlights</a>, and high-end <a href="/facts/Tactical_light/qHurQd1l">"tactical" flashlights</a>. </p><p>The individual cells in a <a href="/facts/Plasma_display/1RqxrYBo">plasma display</a> contain a mixture of xenon and neon ionized with <a href="/facts/Electrode/251PaKX8">electrodes</a>. The interaction of this plasma with the electrodes generates ultraviolet <a href="/facts/Photon/mFNhAEzA">photons</a>, which then excite the <a href="/facts/Phosphor/vTLjrGDE">phosphor</a> coating on the front of the display.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:153" href="#fn:153"><sup>153</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:154" href="#fn:154"><sup>154</sup></a> </p><p>Xenon is used as a "starter gas" in <a href="/facts/Sodium_vapor_lamp/STEH8FgR">high pressure sodium lamps</a>. It has the lowest <a href="/facts/Thermal_conductivity/qWnSG3nQ">thermal conductivity</a> and lowest <a href="/facts/Ionization_potential/lezUajfA">ionization potential</a> of all the non-radioactive noble gases. As a noble gas, it does not interfere with the chemical reactions occurring in the operating lamp. The low thermal conductivity minimizes thermal losses in the lamp while in the operating state, and the low ionization potential causes the <a href="/facts/Breakdown_voltage/pvggwv5h">breakdown voltage</a> of the gas to be relatively low in the cold state, which allows the lamp to be more easily started.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:155" href="#fn:155"><sup>155</sup></a> </p> <h4>Lasers</h4> <p>In 1962, a group of researchers at <a href="/facts/Bell_Labs/fKP5Gk0H">Bell Laboratories</a> discovered laser action in xenon,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:156" href="#fn:156"><sup>156</sup></a> and later found that the laser gain was improved by adding <a href="/facts/Helium/yRul93TG">helium</a> to the lasing medium.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:157" href="#fn:157"><sup>157</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:158" href="#fn:158"><sup>158</sup></a> The first <a href="/facts/Excimer_laser/Tw8UrIc7">excimer laser</a> used a xenon <a href="/facts/Dimer_(chemistry)/mU64PnEq">dimer</a> (Xe2) energized by a beam of electrons to produce <a href="/facts/Stimulated_emission/75Q1VIvo">stimulated emission</a> at an <a href="/facts/Ultraviolet/kncBUqn5">ultraviolet</a> wavelength of 176 <a href="/facts/Nanometre/a98sjHyu">nm</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:159" href="#fn:159"><sup>159</sup></a> Xenon chloride and xenon fluoride have also been used in excimer (or, more accurately, exciplex) lasers.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:160" href="#fn:160"><sup>160</sup></a> </p> <h3>Medical</h3> <h4>Anesthesia</h4> <p>Xenon has been used as a <a href="/facts/General_anesthetic/YNM2tqty">general anesthetic</a>, but it is more expensive than conventional anesthetics.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:161" href="#fn:161"><sup>161</sup></a> </p><p>Xenon interacts with many different receptors and ion channels, and like many theoretically multi-modal inhalation anesthetics, these interactions are likely complementary. Xenon is a high-affinity glycine-site <a href="/facts/NMDA_receptor_antagonist/4VJvEpdK">NMDA receptor antagonist</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:162" href="#fn:162"><sup>162</sup></a> However, xenon is different from certain other NMDA receptor antagonists in that it is not <a href="/facts/Neurotoxicity/FrgTICfX">neurotoxic</a> and it inhibits the neurotoxicity of <a href="/facts/Ketamine/BtNSoqvh">ketamine</a> and <a href="/facts/Nitrous_oxide/Jvys91lI">nitrous oxide</a> (N2O), while actually producing <a href="/facts/Neuroprotection/BcbsTfN0">neuroprotective effects</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:163" href="#fn:163"><sup>163</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:164" href="#fn:164"><sup>164</sup></a> Unlike ketamine and nitrous oxide, xenon does not stimulate a dopamine efflux in the <a href="/facts/Nucleus_accumbens/2M43u5X4">nucleus accumbens</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:165" href="#fn:165"><sup>165</sup></a> </p><p>Like nitrous oxide and <a href="/facts/Cyclopropane/BAUAYB7s">cyclopropane</a>, xenon activates the two-pore domain potassium channel <a href="/facts/KCNK2/faGWUX5e">TREK-1</a>. A related channel <a href="/facts/KCNK9/j359FI2L">TASK-3</a> also implicated in the actions of inhalation anesthetics is insensitive to xenon.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:166" href="#fn:166"><sup>166</sup></a> Xenon inhibits nicotinic acetylcholine <a href="/facts/Alpha-4_beta-2_nicotinic_receptor/qleRmw4W">α4β2</a> receptors which contribute to spinally mediated analgesia.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:167" href="#fn:167"><sup>167</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:168" href="#fn:168"><sup>168</sup></a> Xenon is an effective inhibitor of <a href="/facts/Plasma_membrane_Ca2%252B_ATPase/L3MGt3Ce">plasma membrane Ca2+ ATPase</a>. Xenon inhibits Ca2+ ATPase by binding to a hydrophobic pore within the enzyme and preventing the enzyme from assuming active conformations.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:169" href="#fn:169"><sup>169</sup></a> </p><p>Xenon is a competitive inhibitor of the <a href="/facts/Serotonin/EzY58q4a">serotonin</a> <a href="/facts/5-HT3_receptor/7Qa2T8v3">5-HT3 receptor</a>. While neither anesthetic nor antinociceptive, this reduces anesthesia-emergent nausea and vomiting.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:170" href="#fn:170"><sup>170</sup></a> </p><p>Xenon has a <a href="/facts/Minimum_alveolar_concentration/7JCn3K0b">minimum alveolar concentration</a> (MAC) of 72% at age 40, making it 44% more potent than N2O as an anesthetic.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:171" href="#fn:171"><sup>171</sup></a> Thus, it can be used with oxygen in concentrations that have a lower risk of <a href="/facts/Hypoxia_(medical)/JWV04G89">hypoxia</a>. Unlike nitrous oxide, xenon is not a <a href="/facts/Greenhouse_gas/HXaHqrT8">greenhouse gas</a> and is viewed as <a href="/facts/Environmentally_friendly/cc9zhfHV">environmentally friendly</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:172" href="#fn:172"><sup>172</sup></a> Though recycled in modern systems, xenon vented to the atmosphere is only returning to its original source, without environmental impact. </p> <h4>Neuroprotectant</h4> <p>Xenon induces robust <a href="/facts/Cardioprotection/Pvdh0BeD">cardioprotection</a> and <a href="/facts/Neuroprotection/BcbsTfN0">neuroprotection</a> through a variety of mechanisms. Through its influence on Ca2+, K+, <a href="/facts/ATP-sensitive_potassium_channel/1ly0xoCE">KATP</a>\HIF, and NMDA antagonism, xenon is neuroprotective when administered before, during and after <a href="/facts/Ischemia/ySL9xbCl">ischemic</a> insults.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:173" href="#fn:173"><sup>173</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:174" href="#fn:174"><sup>174</sup></a> Xenon is a high affinity antagonist at the NMDA receptor glycine site.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:175" href="#fn:175"><sup>175</sup></a> Xenon is cardioprotective in ischemia-reperfusion conditions by inducing <a href="/facts/Pharmacology/4Rx8s7Ie">pharmacologic</a> non-ischemic preconditioning. Xenon is cardioprotective by activating PKC-epsilon and downstream p38-MAPK.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:176" href="#fn:176"><sup>176</sup></a> Xenon mimics neuronal ischemic preconditioning by activating ATP sensitive potassium channels.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:177" href="#fn:177"><sup>177</sup></a> Xenon allosterically reduces ATP mediated channel activation inhibition independently of the sulfonylurea receptor1 subunit, increasing KATP open-channel time and frequency.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:178" href="#fn:178"><sup>178</sup></a> </p> <h4>Sports doping and mountaineering</h4> <p> Inhaling a xenon/oxygen mixture activates production of the <a href="/facts/Transcription_factor/wro0DPHe">transcription factor</a> <a href="/facts/HIF1A/C2A2AXkH">HIF-1-alpha</a>, which may lead to increased production of <a href="/facts/Erythropoietin/jgYFo1R6">erythropoietin</a>. The latter hormone is known to increase <a href="/facts/Red_blood_cell/Kggpq8Jh">red blood cell</a> production and athletic performance. Reportedly, doping with xenon inhalation has been used in Russia since 2004 and perhaps earlier.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:179" href="#fn:179"><sup>179</sup></a> On August 31, 2014, the <a href="/facts/World_Anti_Doping_Agency/z1KV3bhB">World Anti Doping Agency</a> (WADA) added xenon (and <a href="/facts/Argon/QX6NRH6d">argon</a>) to the list of prohibited substances and methods, although no reliable doping tests for these gases have yet been developed.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:180" href="#fn:180"><sup>180</sup></a> In addition, effects of xenon on erythropoietin production in humans have not been demonstrated, so far.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:181" href="#fn:181"><sup>181</sup></a> </p><p>In 2025, four UK mountaineers, including <a href="/facts/Alistair_Carns/kH7zPJJH">Alistair Carns</a>, climbed <a href="/facts/Mount_Everest/hspjxkgv">Mount Everest</a> in an expedition lasting only one week, claiming their inhalation of xenon gas to stimulate erythropoietin production had obviated the usual several weeks' <a href="/facts/Altitude_acclimatisation/zaexSRFz">altitude acclimatisation</a>. The <a href="/facts/International_Climbing_and_Mountaineering_Federation/pr335CVM">International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation</a> (UIAA) criticised the decision, citing that there is no evidence that the inhalation of xenon improves performance in high elevation environments. Furthermore, the UIAA warned that as an anesthetic, xenon gas could result in impaired brain function, respiratory compromise, and death if used in an unmonitored setting.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:182" href="#fn:182"><sup>182</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:183" href="#fn:183"><sup>183</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:184" href="#fn:184"><sup>184</sup></a> </p> <h4>Imaging</h4> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/Xenon_gas_MRI/z9F37suv">Xenon gas MRI</a></p> <p><a href="/facts/Gamma_ray/5Drf913J">Gamma</a> emission from the <a href="/facts/Radioisotope/5WpCfbdq">radioisotope</a> 133Xe of xenon can be used to image the heart, lungs, and brain, for example, by means of <a href="/facts/Single_photon_emission_computed_tomography/ag6of05C">single photon emission computed tomography</a>. 133Xe has also been used to measure <a href="/facts/Blood_flow/HzubzJpn">blood flow</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:185" href="#fn:185"><sup>185</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:186" href="#fn:186"><sup>186</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:187" href="#fn:187"><sup>187</sup></a> </p><p>Xenon, particularly hyperpolarized 129Xe, is a useful <a href="/facts/Contrast_agent/uVoPWL7Q">contrast agent</a> for <a href="/facts/MRI/Vh9yG9qq">magnetic resonance imaging</a> (MRI). In the gas phase, it can image cavities in a porous sample, alveoli in lungs, or the flow of gases within the lungs.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:188" href="#fn:188"><sup>188</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:189" href="#fn:189"><sup>189</sup></a> Because xenon is <a href="/facts/Soluble/kLE9h3Jb">soluble</a> both in water and in hydrophobic solvents, it can image various soft living tissues.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:190" href="#fn:190"><sup>190</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:191" href="#fn:191"><sup>191</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:192" href="#fn:192"><sup>192</sup></a> </p><p>Xenon-129 is used as a visualization agent in MRI scans. When a patient inhales hyperpolarized xenon-129 ventilation and gas exchange in the lungs can be imaged and quantified. Unlike xenon-133, xenon-129 is non-ionizing and is safe to be inhaled with no adverse effects.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:193" href="#fn:193"><sup>193</sup></a> </p> <h4>Surgery</h4> <p>The xenon chloride <a href="/facts/Excimer_laser/Tw8UrIc7">excimer laser</a> has certain dermatological uses.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:194" href="#fn:194"><sup>194</sup></a> </p> <h3>NMR spectroscopy</h3> <p>Because of the xenon atom's large, flexible outer electron shell, the <a href="/facts/Nuclear_magnetic_resonance/pGYAn9Bz">NMR</a> spectrum changes in response to surrounding conditions and can be used to monitor the surrounding chemical circumstances. For instance, xenon dissolved in water, xenon dissolved in hydrophobic solvent, and xenon associated with certain proteins can be distinguished by NMR.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:195" href="#fn:195"><sup>195</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:196" href="#fn:196"><sup>196</sup></a> </p><p>Hyperpolarized xenon can be used by <a href="/facts/Surface_science/WTENdutJ">surface chemists</a>. Normally, it is difficult to characterize surfaces with NMR because signals from a surface are overwhelmed by signals from the atomic nuclei in the bulk of the sample, which are much more numerous than surface nuclei. However, nuclear spins on solid surfaces can be selectively polarized by <a href="/facts/Proton_Enhanced_Nuclear_Induction_Spectroscopy/VfKADwFG">transferring spin polarization to them</a> from hyperpolarized xenon gas. This makes the surface signals strong enough to measure and distinguish from bulk signals.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:197" href="#fn:197"><sup>197</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:198" href="#fn:198"><sup>198</sup></a> </p> <h3>Other</h3> <p>In <a href="/facts/Nuclear_physics/fzQbt1aF">nuclear energy</a> studies, xenon is used in <a href="/facts/Bubble_chamber/awVVhk4G">bubble chambers</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:199" href="#fn:199"><sup>199</sup></a> probes, and in other areas where a high <a href="/facts/Molecular_mass/FWueGMed">molecular weight</a> and inert chemistry is desirable. A by-product of <a href="/facts/Nuclear_weapon/QVdBcMdm">nuclear weapon</a> testing is the release of radioactive <a href="/facts/Isotopes_of_xenon/Yz78R52h">xenon-133 and xenon-135</a>. These isotopes are monitored to ensure compliance with nuclear <a href="/facts/Test_Ban_Treaty_(disambiguation)/rQsaPDpy">test ban treaties</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:200" href="#fn:200"><sup>200</sup></a> and to confirm nuclear tests by states such as <a href="/facts/North_Korea/Q41laakP">North Korea</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:201" href="#fn:201"><sup>201</sup></a> </p><p>Liquid xenon is used in <a href="/facts/Calorimeter_(particle_physics)/FCA2evfS">calorimeters</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:202" href="#fn:202"><sup>202</sup></a> to measure <a href="/facts/Gamma_ray/5Drf913J">gamma rays</a>, and as a detector of hypothetical <a href="/facts/Weakly_interacting_massive_particles/EbWC6o3w">weakly interacting massive particles</a>, or WIMPs. When a WIMP collides with a xenon nucleus, theory predicts it will impart enough energy to cause ionization and <a href="/facts/Scintillation_(physics)/GumCe9ju">scintillation</a>. Liquid xenon is useful for these experiments because its density makes dark matter interaction more likely and it permits a quiet detector through self-shielding. </p><p>Xenon is the preferred <a href="/facts/Propellant/K88ymXRy">propellant</a> for <a href="/facts/Ion_propulsion/cjt6M89p">ion propulsion</a> of <a href="/facts/Spacecraft/YQqQaUw0">spacecraft</a> because it has low <a href="/facts/Ionization_potential/lezUajfA">ionization potential</a> per <a href="/facts/Atomic_mass/J1FJY9MV">atomic weight</a> and can be stored as a liquid at near <a href="/facts/Room_temperature/NjHdkY4A">room temperature</a> (under high pressure), yet easily evaporated to feed the engine. Xenon is inert, environmentally friendly, and less corrosive to an <a href="/facts/Ion_engine/cjt6M89p">ion engine</a> than other fuels such as <a href="/facts/Mercury_(element)/WlxfoHva">mercury</a> or <a href="/facts/Caesium/dXKN1S5k">caesium</a>. Xenon was first used for satellite ion engines during the 1970s.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:203" href="#fn:203"><sup>203</sup></a> It was later employed as a propellant for JPL's <a href="/facts/Deep_Space_1/tj06PVJu">Deep Space 1</a> probe, Europe's <a href="/facts/SMART-1/hdD2HYxY">SMART-1</a> spacecraft<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:204" href="#fn:204"><sup>204</sup></a> and for the three ion propulsion engines on NASA's <a href="/facts/Dawn_Spacecraft/z4JeyNQB">Dawn Spacecraft</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:205" href="#fn:205"><sup>205</sup></a> </p><p>Chemically, the <a href="/facts/Perxenate/WkvCTVDH">perxenate</a> compounds are used as <a href="/facts/Oxidizing_agent/1FQzB8pQ">oxidizing agents</a> in <a href="/facts/Analytical_chemistry/MHQf3YP6">analytical chemistry</a>. <a href="/facts/Xenon_difluoride/vKS7zojD">Xenon difluoride</a> is used as an etchant for <a href="/facts/Silicon/cgWx0hdr">silicon</a>, particularly in the production of <a href="/facts/Microelectromechanical_systems/TkhEzDpm">microelectromechanical systems</a> (MEMS).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:206" href="#fn:206"><sup>206</sup></a> The anticancer drug <a href="/facts/Fluorouracil/6xH4uUaf">5-fluorouracil</a> can be produced by reacting xenon difluoride with <a href="/facts/Uracil/KUAcYYpQ">uracil</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:207" href="#fn:207"><sup>207</sup></a> Xenon is also used in <a href="/facts/X-ray_crystallography/WtI0F5DN">protein crystallography</a>. Applied at pressures from 0.5 to 5 <a href="/facts/Pascal_(unit)/Am1To2Qm">MPa</a> (5 to 50 <a href="/facts/Atmosphere_(unit)/aTbYALII">atm</a>) to a protein crystal, xenon atoms bind in predominantly <a href="/facts/Hydrophobe/Ifya0CXQ">hydrophobic</a> cavities, often creating a high-quality, isomorphous, heavy-atom derivative that can be used for solving the <a href="/facts/Phase_problem/VU8SfTCX">phase problem</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:208" href="#fn:208"><sup>208</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:209" href="#fn:209"><sup>209</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="precautions">Precautions</h2> <p>Xenon gas can be safely kept in normal sealed glass or metal containers at <a href="/facts/Standard_temperature_and_pressure/JhJv9KFJ">standard temperature and pressure</a>. However, it readily dissolves in most plastics and rubber, and will gradually escape from a container sealed with such materials.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:210" href="#fn:210"><sup>210</sup></a> Xenon is non-<a href="/facts/Toxic/qa96rs60">toxic</a>, although it does dissolve in blood and belongs to a select group of substances that penetrate the <a href="/facts/Blood%25E2%2580%2593brain_barrier/xYzvVwdu">blood–brain barrier</a>, causing mild to full surgical <a href="/facts/Anesthesia/b3MKVn8E">anesthesia</a> when inhaled in high concentrations with oxygen.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:211" href="#fn:211"><sup>211</sup></a> </p><p>The <a href="/facts/Speed_of_sound/dYtbt1nf">speed of sound</a> in xenon gas (169 m/s) is less than that in air<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:212" href="#fn:212"><sup>212</sup></a> because the average velocity of the heavy xenon atoms is less than that of nitrogen and oxygen molecules in air. Hence, xenon vibrates more slowly in the <a href="/facts/Vocal_tract/RgjPanbg">vocal cords</a> when exhaled and produces lowered voice tones (low-frequency-enhanced sounds, but the <a href="/facts/Fundamental_frequency/TJBJKHow">fundamental frequency</a> or <a href="/facts/Pitch_(music)/fQAK0JsC">pitch</a> does not change), an effect opposite to the high-toned voice produced in <a href="/facts/Helium/yRul93TG">helium</a>. Specifically, when the <a href="/facts/Vocal_tract/RgjPanbg">vocal tract</a> is filled with xenon gas, its natural resonant frequency becomes lower than when it is filled with air. Thus, the low frequencies of the sound wave produced by the same direct vibration of the <a href="/facts/Vocal_cords/H1K7NPo2">vocal cords</a> would be enhanced, resulting in a change of the <a href="/facts/Timbre/lVXB949E">timbre</a> of the sound amplified by the vocal tract. Like helium, xenon does not satisfy the body's need for oxygen, and it is both a simple <a href="/facts/Asphyxiant_gas/pjJphIay">asphyxiant</a> and an anesthetic more powerful than nitrous oxide; consequently, and because xenon is expensive, many universities have prohibited the voice stunt as a general chemistry demonstration.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:213" href="#fn:213"><sup>213</sup></a> The gas <a href="/facts/Sulfur_hexafluoride/jeee0PJ8">sulfur hexafluoride</a> is similar to xenon in molecular weight (146 versus 131), less expensive, and though an asphyxiant, not toxic or anesthetic; it is often substituted in these demonstrations.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:214" href="#fn:214"><sup>214</sup></a> </p><p>Dense gases such as xenon and sulfur hexafluoride can be breathed safely when mixed with at least 20% oxygen. Xenon at 80% concentration along with 20% oxygen rapidly produces the unconsciousness of general anesthesia. Breathing mixes gases of different densities very effectively and rapidly so that heavier gases are purged along with the oxygen, and do not accumulate at the bottom of the lungs.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:215" href="#fn:215"><sup>215</sup></a> There is, however, a danger associated with any heavy gas in large quantities: it may sit invisibly in a container, and a person who enters an area filled with an odorless, colorless gas may be asphyxiated without warning. Xenon is rarely used in large enough quantities for this to be a concern, though the potential for danger exists any time a tank or container of xenon is kept in an unventilated space.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:216" href="#fn:216"><sup>216</sup></a> </p><p>Water-soluble xenon compounds such as <a href="/facts/Monosodium_xenate/BwFt2sls">monosodium xenate</a> are moderately toxic, but have a very short half-life of the body – <a href="/facts/Intravenous/AwwuD3Nu">intravenously</a> injected xenate is reduced to elemental xenon in about a minute.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:217" href="#fn:217"><sup>217</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li>Chemistry portal</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Levitation_(physics)/CgRXyEcu">Buoyant levitation</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Noble_gases/j0yHMEAE">Noble gases</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Penning_mixture/5aFdsmcc">Penning mixture</a></li></ul> <h2 id="notes">Notes</h2> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://www.periodicvideos.com/videos/054.htm">Xenon</a> at <i><a href="/facts/The_Periodic_Table_of_Videos/vC5kbN0M">The Periodic Table of Videos</a></i> (University of Nottingham)</li> <li><a href="https://wwwrcamnl.wr.usgs.gov/isoig/period/xe_iig.html">USGS Periodic Table – Xenon</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131213053952/http://wwwrcamnl.wr.usgs.gov/isoig/period/xe_iig.html">Archived</a> December 13, 2013, at the <a href="/facts/Wayback_Machine/nmQ3a6JC">Wayback Machine</a></li> <li><a href="http://environmentalchemistry.com/yogi/periodic/Xe.html">EnvironmentalChemistry.com – Xenon</a></li> <li><a href="http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1904/ramsay-lecture.html">Sir William Ramsay's Nobel-Prize lecture (1904)</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Xenon". 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