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Scandium & Xenon

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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SCANDIUM AND XENON

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SCANDIUM

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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

  • name:Scandium
  • Symbol: Sc
  • Physical state at room temperature is solid.
  • A soft metal with a silver appearance.
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HISTORY

  • Found by Lars Fredrik Nilson
  • Discovered in 1879
  • Discovery made in Scanandinavia
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USES

  • Used to make Scandium-aluminum alloys
  • These alloys make bats and bicycles
  • Also used in Russian military air crafts
  • Firearms contain scandium frames
  • Scandium is used in metal halide lamps/light bulbs.
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XENON

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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

  • Name: Xenon
  • Symbol: Xe
  • Physical state at room temp. is gas
  • Is colorless, odorless, and dense
  • One of the noble gases
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HISTORY

  • Found by Scottish Chemist William Ramsay and England Chemist Morris Travers
  • Discovered in July 12, 1898, right after the discovery of elements Krypton and Neon
  • Discovered in England
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USES

  • Is used in Arc lamps, Flash lamps, and as a general anesthetic
  • Used to activate the medium in lasers
  • Used in IMAX projector systems
  • Recently, used for newborns as a ingredient to the ventilation mix for newborns with a comprised life chance.
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SCANDIUM AND XENON

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Ethan Self