Xenon

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to have a boiling point at a temperature that is lower than xenon. So the
scientists could predict that heating the mixture would leave krypton in the
container, while the faster boiling xenon leaving it. After the two scientists
separated krypton and xenon, they identified it as a new element through the
emission spectrum of the gas.
Xenon is used heavily in light bulbs. Many of the bulbs in camera
flashes have xenon in them, because they can be used over 10,000 times without
burning out, as well as producing a good balance of all colors. Xenon is also
used in medical purposes. Local anesthesia is made up of 20% oxygen and 80%
xenon. Xenon also can be injected or breathed into the body to give clearer
M.R.I.'s or X-rays. In addition to the uses above, xenon is also in movie
projector lamps, advertising lights, and bubble chambers, Bubble chambers are
devices used by physicists that are used to detect nuclear radiation. The
element is very chemically stable and ...

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