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1 Noble gases By: Marcus Louis-Jeune Per.4 10/21/11

2 The noble gases Helium- Least reactive element Neon- second lightest inert gas. Krypton- highly fluorescent, used in lamps. Xenon- generally unreactive. Radon- occurs naturally as a decaying product of uranium.

3 Helium From the Greek word helios Second lighest element. Used in balloons.

4 Neon Greek for veov which means new one. Its used in a lot of advertisment signs. Second lightest inert gas.

5 Argon Greek for apyov which means lazy. Almost undergoes no chemical changes Argon is produced industrially.

6 Krypton Greek for kryptos which means the hidden one. Can be used in lighting and photography It last 230,000 years.

7 Xenon Greek for xenos which means stranger. First noble gas to be synthesized. Used in lamps.

8 Radon Greek for nintens which means shining. A health hazard due to its high radioactivity. Second most frequent cause of lung cancer.

9 Noble gas video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBlCtkQ6K 0g http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBlCtkQ6K 0g


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