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Argon
is the eighteenth element of the periodic table, it is a colourless gas, in group 0 (or group 8), and is unreactive.
Symbol: Ar
Atomic Mass: 39.948
Atomic number: 18
Electronegativity: unknown
Electrons per shell: 2, 8, 8
Melting point: -189.3 degrees C
Discoverer: Sir William Ramsay
Symbol: Ar
Atomic Mass: 39.948
Atomic number: 18
Electronegativity: unknown
Electrons per shell: 2, 8, 8
Melting point: -189.3 degrees C
Discoverer: Sir William Ramsay
- Argon is a noble gas, it is not magnetic.
- It is similar to all other noble gases in group 0/group 8, they are all stable, with 8 valence with any element.
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