Xenon
Electron Configuration
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General Properties
| Atomic Symbol | Xe |
| Atomic Weight | 131.29 g/mol |
| Element Number | 54 |
| Standard State | Solid |
| Standard Type | Strongly Basic |
| Date of Discovery | 1898 |
| Discoverer | Ramsay & Travers |
Physical Properties
| Oxidation States | 0,2,4,6 |
| Boiling Point | 165.1 K |
| Melting Point | 161.39 K |
| Density | 5.90 (Gas 273K g/l) |
| Electron Configuration | [Kr]4d10,5s2,p6 |
| Acid/Base Properties | -- |
| Crystal Structure | Cubic, face centered |
| Electronegativity | 2.6 |
| Heat of Vaporization | 12.64 kJ/mol |
| Heat of Fusion | 2.30 kJ/mol |
| Electrical Conductivity | -- |
| Thermal Conductivity | 0.00569 Wm-¹K-¹ (at 300 K) |
| Specific Heat Capacity | 0.158 Jg-¹K-¹ (at 300 K) |
| First Ionization Potential | 12.130 |
| Atomic Volume | 42.9 cm³/mol |
| Atomic Radius | 1.24 Å |
| Covalent Radius | 1.31 Å |
| Synthetic | No |