Argon
Argon is a noble gas, one of the elements that make up Group 18 of the periodic table. Its atomic number is 18, its atomic mass is 39.948, and its chemical symbol is Ar.
Properties
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Argon
Argon is an element that belongs to the noble gas family. It has an atomic number of 18 and is known by the atomic symbol Ar. It has a freezing point of -308.7°F (-189.3°C), a boiling po...
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Argon
Symbol
Ar
Atomic Number
18
Atomic Mass
39.948
Family
Group 18 (Viiia) Noble Gas Pronunciation
AR-gon
Overview
Argon is a noble gas. The noble gases are the six elements in Group 18 (VIIIA) of t...
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American physicist (b. Oct. 14, 1914,
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—d. May 31, 2006, Blue Point,
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), won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2002 (with
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) for having detected neutrinos...
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Davis, Raymond, Jr.
