#the noble gases

[is-the-character-aroacespec]

Are they aroace?

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Reasoning: (Chemistry isn’t my thing, so you’re gonna have to bear with me here.)

Helium, Neon, Argon, Krypton, Xenon, Radon, and (more recently) Oganesson are the Noble Gases, the group of elements that occupy the Periodic Table’s rightmost column.

Why is water called H2O? Because water molecules are the product of two hydrogen atoms sharing electrons with an oxygen atom. When a chemical reaction is the result of atoms sharing electrons, it’s called a covalent bond.

The molecules that compose table salt (NaCl) are the product of a sodium atom donating one of its electrons to a chlorine atom. When a chemical reaction is the result of atoms donating electrons, it’s called an ionic bond.

Most of the elements on the Table can react with each other to form chemical compounds, either through covalent bonding or ionic bonding. The Noble Gases, however, are largely unreactive.

[moostelid]

Noble gases are demisexuals.

We thought they were asexual but turns out they can get attached sometimes.

Helium is the exception, being aro-ace.

[eulersfeverdream]

you're the only person who understands me

[i-ate-all-of-my-toes]

Thingy i did for school

yippie!

[materialsscienceandengineering]

Exploring the structures of xenon-containing crystallites

Noble gases have a reputation for being unreactive, inert elements, but more than 60 years ago Neil Bartlett demonstrated the first way to bond xenon. He created XePtF6, an orange-yellow solid. Because it's difficult to grow sufficiently large crystals that contain noble gases, some of their structures—and therefore functions—remain elusive. Now, researchers have successfully examined tiny crystallites of noble gas compounds. They report structures of multiple xenon compounds in ACS Central Science. Since Bartlett's discovery, which is commemorated with an International Historic Chemical Landmark, hundreds of noble gas compounds have been synthesized, and some crystal structures have been characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. However, noble gas-containing crystals are typically sensitive to moisture in air. This chemical property makes them highly reactive and challenging to handle, requiring special techniques and equipment to grow crystals large enough for X-ray diffraction analysis. Therefore, detailed structures of that first xenon compound and several other noble gas-containing compounds have eluded researchers.

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[tronlightcyclerun]

why does manchester remind me of argon

[mumblelard]

the lodger and i have unreconcilable issues with one another, and the best part of my day is every morning when i look in their room hoping they are finally gone for good, but they have helped me in one meaningful way. if i meet someone new, and they say a room whose sole occupant is a cursed painting with an attitude problem is the weirdest thing they have ever seen, then i know we are probably starting too far apart to ever find a meaningful middle

happy first day in four months that i used my oven and didn't sweat through a tshirt imaginary constructs

[weirdwyvern]

i have polls now

[nevermindigotthis]

Argon, Turgon and Fingon. Noble Gases of Middle Earth 😌

[charizardstolemynickname]

Turning on the latest P.M Seymour video and seeing MY MUTUAL!?

My thought process: "Oh this is quite funny, love the perry spatula. Oh I remember seeing this post- IS THAT RAINBOW?!"

Scared me

@rainbowangel110 I hope you know you are now FAMOUS

[haaaaaaaaaaaave-you-met-ted]

Xenon by Mark Zug

[scotianostra]

July 23rd 1916 saw the death of Sir William Ramsay, the Scottish chemist.

William Ramsay’s discoveries added an entirely new family of chemical elements to the periodic table – the noble gases.

Ramsay attended the Glasgow Academy and then continued his education at the University of Glasgow, before traveling to Germany to earn a doctorate in organic chemistry.

At that time Germany was the world leader in research, so Ramsay's study path was not unusual. Eventually he became a professor at University College of London. After hearing a lecture by Lord Rayleigh, he began studying gases, which led to his discovery of the noble gases, helium, xenon, neon, argon, radon and krypton.

For their collaboration, Lord Rayleigh and William Ramsay each were awarded a Nobel Prize in the same year, in physics and chemistry respectively.

More on his life and works here https://www.famousscientists.org/william-ramsay/?

[subduedpondering]

So guys… in reference to that poll post about favourite elements…

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[whentheworldfallsintoanarchy]

hey has anyone else ever really though about the drama with the periodic table like

oxygen: i only make up 20% of air, but people remember me the most

nitrogen: well i'm 78% and most people are ready to say that i exist

carbon dioxide: i only get mentioned when it's about climate change lol

argon: people know about you?

or all the noble gases are in favor of the monarchy while the metals wanna riot like

neon: oh, tis time for tea, innit?

helium: why, yes, indeed!

*unintelligible british laughter*

iron: i am about to vaporize you two

and let's not forget about lantanides and actinides because it's clear that they'd only speak in quotes

guys i desperately require the toilet

- lutetium (on a bad day)

we did not need to hear that *verbal abuse*

- uranium (on a good day)

and yes, they would say their own name after the quote obviously

anyways that's all go watch barbie

[materialsscienceandengineering]

First direct imaging of tiny noble gas clusters at room temperature

For the first time, a research team has succeeded in stabilizing and directly imaging small clusters of noble gas atoms at room temperature. This achievement opens exciting possibilities for condensed matter physics and applications in quantum information technology. The key to this breakthrough, achieved by researchers at the University of Vienna in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Helsinki, was the inclusion of noble gas atoms between two graphene layers. This overcomes the difficulty that noble gases do not form stable structures under experimental conditions at room temperature. Details of the method and the first electron microscopic images of noble gas structures (krypton and xenon) have now been published in Nature Materials .

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