Xe
Xenon
Z 54 131.293 g/molNoble Gas
Group
18
Period
5
Block
p
Occurrence
Merging neutron stars 83%Dying low-mass stars 17%Geochemical class: Atmophile
Biological Role
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History
1898 (discovery, isolation)
William Ramsay, Morris Travers
Named By
William Ramsay, Morris Travers
Latin Name
Xenon
Abundance
Solar System< 0.0001%0.0192 ppm
x
Sun< 0.0001%0.0161 ppm
x
Meteorites< 0.0001%0.000174 ppm
x
Earth's crust< 0.0001%< 0.0001 ppm
x
Oceans< 0.0001%< 0.0001 ppm
x
Humans---
x