inert gas
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In the 1890s, chemists added a whole new family of elements to Dmitrii Mendeleev’s periodic table — the inert gases.
The Top 10 scientific surprises of Science News’ first 100 years | Tom Siegfried | September 20, 2021 | Science NewsTextbooks all taught that the arrangement of electrons around the inert gas atoms precluded any opportunity for chemical combination.
The Top 10 scientific surprises of Science News’ first 100 years | Tom Siegfried | September 20, 2021 | Science NewsThe volume of flame, however, is increased by inert gas, and there is a proportionate diminution of the heating effect.
Briefly Arcot and Wade discussed the unusual atmosphere, finally deciding that the inert gas was argon.
The Black Star Passes | John W CampbellThe inert gas, nitrogen, had been discovered a year or two before.
Nitrogen by itself is an inert gas, colorless and uninflammable.
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British Dictionary definitions for inert gas
Also called: noble gas, rare gas, argonon any of the unreactive gaseous elements helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon
(loosely) any gas, such as carbon dioxide, that is nonoxidizing
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